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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1789-1 | New php5 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-720-1 | PHP vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.251Z
Reserved: 2008-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-5557
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-12-23T18:30:03.313
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-5557
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN