CVE-2008-5557
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 7.37 % · percentile 94 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in ext/mbstring/libmbfl/filters/mbfilter_htmlent.c in the mbstring extension in PHP 4.3.0 through 5.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string containing an HTML entity, which is not properly handled during Unicode conversion, related to the (1) mb_convert_encoding, (2) mb_check_encoding, (3) mb_convert_variables, and (4) mb_parse_str functions.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/mbstring/libmbfl/filters/mbfilter_htmlent.c?r1=1.7&r2=1.8
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-12/0477.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35003
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47525
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45722
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10286
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32948
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2008-5532
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2008-5557
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2009-AVI-257 — Multiples vulnérabilité de HP-UX Apache Web Server Suite · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2009-AVI-186 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apple Mac OS X · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*- +9 more
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |