CVE-2006-1017 Details
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.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1017
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System): EPSS predicts the likelihood that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild. A higher percentage means a greater chance of an exploit occurring. The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%).
2.97 Probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days (86th percentile)
CVSS score for CVE-2006-1017
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System): An open framework owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. that assigns a numerical score from 0 to 10 to software vulnerabilities to indicate their severity.
9.3 Critical
Products affected by CVE-2006-1017
php 4.3.6
php 4.3.7
php 4.3.8
php 4.3.9
php 4.4.0
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CVE-2006-1017 Global Footprint

Top 10 Identified Countries

Country Observations Percentage
FR 29,269 35.21%
DE 15,922 19.15%
US 12,743 15.33%
JP 4,631 5.57%
KR 3,521 4.24%
NL 1,933 2.33%
IT 1,660 2.00%
RU 1,108 1.33%
CA 908 1.09%
TW 798 0.96%

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CVE-2006-1017 Industry Footprint

Top 10 Identified Industries

*Service provider organizations (typically Technology and Telecommunications) are disproportionally represented in the results given their upstream ownership of end-user infrastructure. See our FAQs.

Industry* Observations Percentage
Telecommunications 42,627 72.99%
Technology 13,772 23.58%
Real Estate 1,045 1.79%
Education 308 0.53%
Business Services 178 0.30%
Utilities 102 0.17%
Media/Entertainment 89 0.15%
Government/Politics 81 0.14%
Retail 78 0.13%
Manufacturing 27 0.05%

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