CVE-2010-4657
PHP XMLWriter Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description
PHP5 before 5.4.4 allows passing invalid utf-8 strings via the xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute, which are then misparsed by libxml2. This results in memory leak into the resulting output.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2019, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 20, 2019, 1:45 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2010-4657
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2010-4657.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4657 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/php/%2Bbug/655442 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4657 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4657 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 20, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4657 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4657 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/php/%2Bbug/655442 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/php/%2Bbug/655442 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4657 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4657 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4657 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4657 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-772 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.4 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-4657 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-4657
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.75 }} 0.00%
score
0.78136
percentile