CVE-2010-3870

The utf8_decode function in PHP before 5.3.4 does not properly handle non-shortest form UTF-8 encoding and ill-formed subsequences in UTF-8 data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection protection mechanisms via a crafted string.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=48230	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49687	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052836.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052845.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42410	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42812	Third Party Advisory
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2009/10/couple-of-unicode-issues-on-php-and.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	Third Party Advisory
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=304959	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.utf8-decode.php#83935	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.acunetix.com/blog/web-security-articles/security-risks-associated-with-utf8_decode/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/VELANAVA/BHUSA09-VelaNava-FavoriteXSS-SLIDES.pdf	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:224	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/6	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0195.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44605	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024797	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0020	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0021	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077	Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=48230	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49687	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052836.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052845.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42410	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42812	Third Party Advisory
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2009/10/couple-of-unicode-issues-on-php-and.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	Third Party Advisory
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=304959	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.utf8-decode.php#83935	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.acunetix.com/blog/web-security-articles/security-risks-associated-with-utf8_decode/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/VELANAVA/BHUSA09-VelaNava-FavoriteXSS-SLIDES.pdf	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:224	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/6	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0195.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44605	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024797	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0020	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0021	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:php:php::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:php:php::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:19

Information

Published : 2010-11-12 21:00

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2010-3870

Mitre link : CVE-2010-3870

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-3870

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

php

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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