The var_export function in PHP 5.2 before 5.2.14 and 5.3 before 5.3.3 flushes the output buffer to the user when certain fatal errors…

Description

The var_export function in PHP 5.2 before 5.2.14 and 5.3 before 5.3.3 flushes the output buffer to the user when certain fatal errors occur, even if display_errors is off, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by causing the application to exceed limits for memory, execution time, or recursion.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.0% · top 7.7% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-200 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (18)

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• HPSBOV02763 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• HPSBMA02662 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100716 Re: Re: CVE request, php var_export (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/var_export_error2.phpt?view=log&pathrev=301143 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617673 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2266 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0919 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2010-08-24-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100713 CVE request, php var_export (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-07-22-2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 42410 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-07-22-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• ADV-2010-3081 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2010-2531](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2010-2531.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2010-2531)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 02:39 UTC.