CVE-2006-2563: PHP

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The cURL library (libcurl) in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.4 allows attackers to bypass safe mode and read files via a file:// request containing null characters.

Affected products

• PHP PHP: version 4.4.2 only; version 5.1.4 only

Published 2006-05-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.