CVE-2010-4657 PHP5 before 5.4.4 allows passing invalid utf-8 strings via the xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute, which are then misparsed by libxml2. This results in memory leak into the resulting output.
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
PHP5 before 5.4.4 allows passing invalid utf-8 strings via the xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute, which are then misparsed by libxml2. This results in memory leak into the resulting output.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | >= 5.0.0, < 5.4.4 | 5.4.4 |
| redhat enterprise linux | = 5.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
| debian linux | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
| php5 | = before 5.4.4 | No fix listed |
References
- access.redhat.com third-party-advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net third-party-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking third-party-advisory
- security-tracker.debian.org third-party-advisory