Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4481
CVE-2006-4481
Description
The (1) file_exists and (2) imap_reopen functions in PHP before 5.1.5 do not check for the safe_mode and open_basedir settings, which allows local users to bypass the settings. NOTE: the error_log function is covered by CVE-2006-3011, and the imap_open function is covered by CVE-2006-1017.
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References
10- secunia.com/advisories/21546nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/21768nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/21842nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.php.net/release_5_1_5.phpnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/22039nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318nvd
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