CVE-2006-1017
The c-client library 2000, 2001, or 2004 for PHP before 4.4.4 and 5.x before 5.1.5 do not check the (1) safe_mode or (2) open_basedir…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The c-client library 2000, 2001, or 2004 for PHP before 4.4.4 and 5.x before 5.1.5 do not check the (1) safe_mode or (2) open_basedir functions, and when used in applications that accept user-controlled input for the mailbox argument to the imap_open function, allow remote attackers to obtain access to an IMAP stream data structure and conduct unauthorized IMAP actions.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- ADV-2006-0772 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 23535 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 21050 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 516 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 21546 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:122 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37265 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- php-imap-restriction-bypass(24964) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20060228 (PHP) imap functions bypass safemode and open_basedir restrictions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 18694 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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