#VU110354 Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2007-5898
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110354
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries /
Scripting languages
Vendor: PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The (1) htmlentities and (2) htmlspecialchars functions in PHP before 5.2.5 accept partial multibyte sequences, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different issue than CVE-2006-5465.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
PHP: 5.2, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4
External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/27648
https://secunia.com/advisories/27659
https://secunia.com/advisories/27864
https://secunia.com/advisories/28249
https://secunia.com/advisories/28658
https://secunia.com/advisories/30040
https://secunia.com/advisories/30828
https://secunia.com/advisories/31119
https://secunia.com/advisories/31124
https://secunia.com/advisories/31200
https://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
https://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
https://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10080
https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
