Buffer overflow in PHP before 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted UTF-8 inputs to the (1) htmlentities or…

Description

Buffer overflow in PHP before 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted UTF-8 inputs to the (1) htmlentities or (2) htmlspecialchars functions.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

10.3% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (47)

• 22881 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1017152 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4750 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4749 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20061102 Advisory 13/2006: PHP HTML Entity Encoder Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0731 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 22759 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24606 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1546 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• TLSA-2006-38 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
• DSA-1206 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 22693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23247 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22653 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22688 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 2006-0061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 20061129 SYM06-023, Symantec NetBackup PureDisk: PHP update to Address Reported Security Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• GLSA-200703-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 20061109 rPSA-2006-0205-1 php php-mysql php-pgsql (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 22713 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22685 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_132006.138.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20070425 PHP HTML Entity Encoder Heap Overflow Vulnerability in Multiple Web-Based Management Interfaces (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
• http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-761 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• php-htmlentities-bo(29971) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 23155 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:196 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 25047 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1017296 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 22779 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0730 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20879 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• USN-375-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2006-11-28 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 20070425 Cisco Applied Intelligence Response: Identifying and Mitigating Exploitation of the PHP HTML Entity Encoder Heap Overflow Vulnerability in Multiple Web-Based Management Interfaces (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
• TA06-333A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2006.028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• 22929 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22753 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-245.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10240 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 23139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0736 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_0.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:48 UTC.