Resource management error in PHP - CVE-2010-3710
Published: August 23, 2016 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110285
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3710
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Stack consumption vulnerability in the filter_var function in PHP 5.2.x through 5.2.14 and 5.3.x through 5.3.3, when FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a long e-mail address string.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3710
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52929
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052836.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052845.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43189
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:218
- http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-12-10-1
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_15.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0196.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43926
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0020
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077