Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2006-4976

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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_id(254305);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/28");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-4976");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2006-4976");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - The Date Library in John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information
    via a direct request for (1) server.php, (2) adodb-errorpear.inc.php, (3) adodb-iterator.inc.php, (4)
    adodb-pear.inc.php, (5) adodb-perf.inc.php, (6) adodb-xmlschema.inc.php, and (7) adodb.inc.php; files in
    datadict including (8) datadict-access.inc.php, (9) datadict-db2.inc.php, (10) datadict-generic.inc.php,
    (11) datadict-ibase.inc.php, (12) datadict-informix.inc.php, (13) datadict-mssql.inc.php, (14) datadict-
    mysql.inc.php, (15) datadict-oci8.inc.php, (16) datadict-postgres.inc.php, and (17) datadict-
    sybase.inc.php; files in drivers/ including (18) adodb-access.inc.php, (19) adodb-ado.inc.php, (20) adodb-
    ado_access.inc.php, (21) adodb-ado_mssql.inc.php, (22) adodb-borland_ibase.inc.php, (23) adodb-
    csv.inc.php, (24) adodb-db2.inc.php, (25) adodb-fbsql.inc.php, (26) adodb-firebird.inc.php, (27) adodb-
    ibase.inc.php, (28) adodb-informix.inc.php, (29) adodb-informix72.inc.php, (30) adodb-mssql.inc.php, (31)
    adodb-mssqlpo.inc.php, (32) adodb-mysql.inc.php, (33) adodb-mysqli.inc.php, (34) adodb-mysqlt.inc.php,
    (35) adodb-oci8.inc.php, (36) adodb-oci805.inc.php, (37) adodb-oci8po.inc.php, (38) adodb-odbc.inc.php,
    (39) adodb-odbc_mssql.inc.php, (40) adodb-odbc_oracle.inc.php, (41) adodb-oracle.inc.php, (42) adodb-
    postgres64.inc.php, (43) adodb-postgres7.inc.php, (44) adodb-proxy.inc.php, (45) adodb-sapdb.inc.php, (46)
    adodb-sqlanywhere.inc.php, (47) adodb-sqlite.inc.php, (48) adodb-sybase.inc.php, (49) adodb-vfp.inc.php;
    file in perf/ including (50) perf-db2.inc.php, (51) perf-informix.inc.php, (52) perf-mssql.inc.php, (53)
    perf-mysql.inc.php, (54) perf-oci8.inc.php, (55) perf-postgres.inc.php; tests/ files (56) benchmark.php,
    (57) client.php, (58) test-datadict.php, (59) test-perf.php, (60) test-pgblob.php, (61) test-php5.php,
    (62) test-xmlschema.php, (63) test.php, (64) test2.php, (65) test3.php, (66) test4.php, (67) test5.php,
    (68) test_rs_array.php, (69) testcache.php, (70) testdatabases.inc.php, (71) testgenid.php, (72)
    testmssql.php, (73) testoci8.php, (74) testoci8cursor.php, (75) testpaging.php, (76) testpear.php, (77)
    testsessions.php, (78) time.php, or (79) tmssql.php, which reveals the path in various error messages.
    (CVE-2006-4976)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
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  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2006-4976");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/09/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/24");

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libphp-adodb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libphp-adodb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libphp-adodb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libphp-adodb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}