Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10286
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:12
Title: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.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2008-5557
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 4
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 4
Oracle Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3
  • RHEL3 or CentOS3
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • OR CentOS Linux 3.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • php is earlier than 0:4.3.2-51.ent
  • OR php-pgsql is earlier than 0:4.3.2-51.ent
  • OR php-mysql is earlier than 0:4.3.2-51.ent
  • OR php-ldap is earlier than 0:4.3.2-51.ent
  • OR php-imap is earlier than 0:4.3.2-51.ent
  • OR php-odbc is earlier than 0:4.3.2-51.ent
  • OR php-devel is earlier than 0:4.3.2-51.ent
  • OR OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4
  • RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • OR CentOS Linux 4.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 4.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • php-xmlrpc is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-snmp is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-domxml is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-mysql is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-imap is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-gd is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-mbstring is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-pgsql is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-pear is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-ldap is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-odbc is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-ncurses is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR php-devel is earlier than 0:4.3.9-3.22.15
  • OR OS Section: RHEL5, CentOS5, Oracle Linux 5
  • RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 5.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • php-bcmath is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-soap is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-common is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-mysql is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-imap is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-gd is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-mbstring is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-pgsql is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-xml is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-ldap is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-odbc is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-ncurses is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-devel is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-xmlrpc is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-snmp is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-pdo is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-dba is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
  • OR php-cli is earlier than 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
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