CVE-2009-4142
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Summary
The htmlspecialchars function in PHP before 5.2.12 does not properly handle (1) overlong UTF-8 sequences, (2) invalid Shift_JIS sequences, and (3) invalid EUC-JP sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by placing a crafted byte sequence before a special character.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37389
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_12.php
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40262
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023372
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37821
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38648
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7085
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10005
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3593
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2001
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37389
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_12.php
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40262
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023372
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37821
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38648
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7085
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10005
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3593
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2001
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2
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