CVE-2006-3011 multiple PHP safe mode bypasses (CVE-2006-4481, CVE-2006-2563)
Published Jun 26, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
The error_log function in basic_functions.c in PHP before 4.4.4 and 5.x before 5.1.5 allows local users to bypass safe mode and open_basedir restrictions via a "php://" or other scheme in the third argument, which disables safe mode.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 4.4.3
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 2.0b10
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.14
- 3.0.15
- 3.0.16
- 3.0.17
- 3.0.18
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.4
- 4.3.5
- 4.3.6
- 4.3.7
- 4.3.8
- 4.3.9
- 4.3.10
- 4.3.11
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
Configuration 2
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.1.0
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We do not consider these to be security issues. For more details see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1 and http://www.php.net/security-note.php
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01342) | 70.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01292) | 66.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 42.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 32.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 16.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/basic_functions.c?diff_format=u&view=log&pathrev=PHP_4_4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/basic_functions.c?r1=1.543.2.51.2.9&r2=1.543.2.51.2.10&pathrev=PHP_4_4&diff_format=u x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20818 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21050 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21125 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21546 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/41 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1129 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016377 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/26827 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18645 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2523 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3011 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=205003 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27414 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3011
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3011
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