CVE-2008-5557

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Upstream information

CVE-2008-5557 at MITRE

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.

NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Novell/SUSE information

Novell Bugzilla entry: 462499, 568527

SUSE Security Advisories:

SUSE-SR:2009:004, published Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:00:00 +0000
SUSE-SR:2009:008, published Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
openSUSE 10.3	`apache2-mod_php5 >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5 >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-bcmath >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-bz2 >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-calendar >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-ctype >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-curl >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-dba >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-dbase >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-devel >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-dom >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-exif >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-fastcgi >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-ftp >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-gd >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-gettext >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-gmp >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-hash >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-iconv >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-imap >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-json >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-ldap >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-mbstring >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-mcrypt >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-mhash >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-mysql >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-ncurses >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-odbc >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-openssl >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-pcntl >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-pdo >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-pear >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-pgsql >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-posix >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-pspell >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-readline >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-shmop >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-snmp >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-soap >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-sockets >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-sqlite >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-suhosin >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-sysvmsg >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-sysvsem >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-sysvshm >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-tidy >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-tokenizer >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-wddx >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-xmlreader >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-xmlrpc >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-xmlwriter >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-xsl >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-zip >= 5.2.6-0.8` `php5-zlib >= 5.2.6-0.8`
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for AMD64 and Intel EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM POWER SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM zSeries 64bit SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IPF SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for x86	`php5-debuginfo >= 5.2.5-9.12`	sles10-sp2-debuginfo.ia64 sle10-sp2-sdk.ia64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.ppc sle10-sp2-sdk.x86-64 sles10-sp2.x86-64 sle10-sp2-sdk.ppc sle10-sp2-sdk.x86 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.s390x sles10-sp2.x86 sles10-sp2.ppc sles10-sp2.ia64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86 sles10-sp2.s390x sle10-sp2-sdk.s390x sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5909
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for IBM POWER SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for IBM zSeries 64bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for IPF SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for x86	`apache2-mod_php5 >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5 >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-bcmath >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-bz2 >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-calendar >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-ctype >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-curl >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-dba >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-dbase >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-devel >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-dom >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-exif >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-fastcgi >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-ftp >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-gd >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-gettext >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-gmp >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-iconv >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-imap >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-json >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-ldap >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-mbstring >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-mcrypt >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-mhash >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-mysql >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-ncurses >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-odbc >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-openssl >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-pcntl >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-pdo >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-pear >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-pgsql >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-posix >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-pspell >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-shmop >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-snmp >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-soap >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-sockets >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-sqlite >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-suhosin >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-sysvmsg >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-sysvsem >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-sysvshm >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-tokenizer >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-wddx >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-xmlreader >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-xmlrpc >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-xsl >= 5.2.5-9.12` `php5-zlib >= 5.2.5-9.12`	sles10-sp2-debuginfo.ia64 sle10-sp2-sdk.ia64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.ppc sle10-sp2-sdk.x86-64 sles10-sp2.x86-64 sle10-sp2-sdk.ppc sle10-sp2-sdk.x86 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.s390x sles10-sp2.x86 sles10-sp2.ppc sles10-sp2.ia64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86 sles10-sp2.s390x sle10-sp2-sdk.s390x sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5909
Novell Linux POS 9 Open Enterprise Server SUSE CORE 9 for x86	`apache-mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `apache2-mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-apache2 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-core >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-servlet >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-bcmath >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-bz2 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-calendar >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ctype >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-curl >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-dba >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-dbase >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-devel >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-domxml >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-exif >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-fastcgi >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-filepro >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ftp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gd >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gettext >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gmp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-iconv >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-imap >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ldap >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mbstring >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mcal >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mcrypt >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mhash >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mime_magic >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mysql >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-pear >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-pgsql >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-qtdom >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-readline >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-recode >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-servlet >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-session >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-shmop >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-snmp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sockets >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-swf >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sysvsem >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sysvshm >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-unixODBC >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-wddx >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-xslt >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-yp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-zlib >= 4.3.4-43.91`	core9.ia64 sles9-nlpos.x86 core9.s390 core9.x86-64 core9.s390x core9.x86 sles9-oes.x86 core9.ppc YOU Patch Nr: 12382
SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family	`apache-mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `apache2-mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-apache2 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-core >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-bcmath >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-bz2 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-calendar >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ctype >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-curl >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-dba >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-dbase >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-devel >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-domxml >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-exif >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-fastcgi >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-filepro >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ftp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gd >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gettext >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gmp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-imap >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ldap >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mbstring >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mcal >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mcrypt >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mhash >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mime_magic >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mysql >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-pear >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-pgsql >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-qtdom >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-readline >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-recode >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-session >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-shmop >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-snmp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sockets >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sysvsem >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sysvshm >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-unixODBC >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-wddx >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-xslt >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-yp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-zlib >= 4.3.4-43.91`	core9.ia64 sles9-nlpos.x86 core9.s390 core9.x86-64 core9.s390x core9.x86 sles9-oes.x86 core9.ppc YOU Patch Nr: 12382
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER	`apache-mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `apache2-mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-apache2 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-core >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-servlet >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-bcmath >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-bz2 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-calendar >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ctype >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-curl >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-dba >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-dbase >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-devel >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-domxml >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-exif >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-fastcgi >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-filepro >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ftp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gd >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gettext >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gmp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-iconv >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-imap >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ldap >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mbstring >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mcal >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mcrypt >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mhash >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mime_magic >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mysql >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-pear >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-pgsql >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-qtdom >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-readline >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-recode >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-servlet >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-session >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-shmop >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-snmp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sockets >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sysvsem >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sysvshm >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-unixODBC >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-wddx >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-xslt >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-yp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-zlib >= 4.3.4-43.91`	core9.ia64 sles9-nlpos.x86 core9.s390 core9.x86-64 core9.s390x core9.x86 sles9-oes.x86 core9.ppc YOU Patch Nr: 12382
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit	`apache-mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `apache2-mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-apache2 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-core >= 4.3.4-43.91` `mod_php4-servlet >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-bcmath >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-bz2 >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-calendar >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ctype >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-curl >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-dba >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-dbase >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-devel >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-domxml >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-exif >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-fastcgi >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-filepro >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ftp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gd >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gettext >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-gmp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-imap >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-ldap >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mbstring >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mcal >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mcrypt >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mhash >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mime_magic >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-mysql >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-pear >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-pgsql >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-qtdom >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-readline >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-recode >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-servlet >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-session >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-shmop >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-snmp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sockets >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sysvsem >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-sysvshm >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-unixODBC >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-wddx >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-xslt >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-yp >= 4.3.4-43.91` `php4-zlib >= 4.3.4-43.91`	core9.ia64 sles9-nlpos.x86 core9.s390 core9.x86-64 core9.s390x core9.x86 sles9-oes.x86 core9.ppc YOU Patch Nr: 12382

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