fkie_cve-2007-5898
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2007-11-20 18:46
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The (1) htmlentities and (2) htmlspecialchars functions in PHP before 5.2.5 accept partial multibyte sequences, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different issue than CVE-2006-5465.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27648Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27659
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27864
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28249
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28658
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30040
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30828
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31119
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31124
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31200
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
cve@mitre.orghttps://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10080
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27648Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27659
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27864
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28249
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30828
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31119
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31124
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10080
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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      "nodes": [
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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              "versionEndIncluding": "5.2.4",
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          "operator": "OR"
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      "value": "The (1) htmlentities and (2) htmlspecialchars functions in PHP before 5.2.5 accept partial multibyte sequences, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different issue than CVE-2006-5465."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Las funciones (1) htmlentities y (2) htmlspecialchars en PHP anterior a 5.2.5 acepta secuencias multibyte parciales, lo cual tiene un impacto desconocido y vectores de ataque, un  asunto diferente que CVE-2006-5465."
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N",
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      "comment": "This issue was fixed in all affected PHP versions shipped in Red Hat products.  For list of security advisories, visit: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/CVE-2007-5898.html",
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}


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