CVE-2008-5557

Published: Dec 23, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (49)

Products: Php: Php

1 product

Configuration A

49 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Php Php	Version 4.3.0
Php Php	Version 4.3.10
Php Php	Version 4.3.11
Php Php	Version 4.3.1
Php Php	Version 4.3.2
Php Php	Version 4.3.3
Php Php	Version 4.3.4
Php Php	Version 4.3.5
Php Php	Version 4.3.6
Php Php	Version 4.3.7
Php Php	Version 4.3.8
Php Php	Version 4.3.9
Php Php	Version 4.4.0
Php Php	Version 4.4.1
Php Php	Version 4.4.2
Php Php	Version 4.4.3
Php Php	Version 4.4.4
Php Php	Version 4.4.5
Php Php	Version 4.4.6
Php Php	Version 4.4.7
Php Php	Version 4.4.8
Php Php	Version 4.4.9
Php Php	Version 5.0.0
Php Php	Version 5.0.0 beta1
Php Php	Version 5.0.0 beta2
Php Php	Version 5.0.0 beta3
Php Php	Version 5.0.0 beta4
Php Php	Version 5.0.0 rc1
Php Php	Version 5.0.0 rc2
Php Php	Version 5.0.0 rc3
Php Php	Version 5.0.1
Php Php	Version 5.0.2
Php Php	Version 5.0.3
Php Php	Version 5.0.4
Php Php	Version 5.0.5
Php Php	Version 5.1.0
Php Php	Version 5.1.1
Php Php	Version 5.1.2
Php Php	Version 5.1.3
Php Php	Version 5.1.4
Php Php	Version 5.1.5
Php Php	Version 5.1.6
Php Php	Version 5.2.0
Php Php	Version 5.2.1
Php Php	Version 5.2.2
Php Php	Version 5.2.3
Php Php	Version 5.2.4
Php Php	Version 5.2.5
Php Php	Version 5.2.6

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (58)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-12/0477.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45722

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/mbstring/libmbfl/filters/mbfilter_htmlent.c?r1=1.7&r2=1.8

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34642

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35003

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35306

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35650

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021482

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32948

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47525

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10286

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-12/0477.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45722

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/mbstring/libmbfl/filters/mbfilter_htmlent.c?r1=1.7&r2=1.8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/34642

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/35003

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/35306

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/35650

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021482

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32948

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47525

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10286

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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