CVE-2010-1860: Infoleak

Published May 7, 2010

Updated

The htmlentitydecode function in PHP 5.2 through 5.2.13 and 5.3 through 5.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) or trigger memory corruption by causing a userspace interruption of an internal call, related to the call time pass by reference feature.

Affected Software

16 affected components

PHP PHP=5.2.9

PHP PHP=5.2.2

PHP PHP=5.2.5

PHP PHP=5.2.12

PHP PHP=5.2.11

PHP PHP=5.2.6

PHP PHP=5.2.3

PHP PHP=5.2.13

PHP PHP=5.2.0

PHP PHP=5.2.4

PHP PHP=5.2.10

PHP PHP=5.2.1

PHP PHP=5.2.8

PHP PHP=5.3.1

PHP PHP=5.3.0

PHP PHP=5.3.2

Event History

May 7, 2010

CVE Published

via MITRE·10:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·10:00 PM

Description

Data Sourced

via NVD·11:00 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1860?

CVE-2010-1860 is considered a high-severity vulnerability that may lead to information disclosure and memory corruption.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1860?

To mitigate CVE-2010-1860, upgrade PHP to versions later than 5.3.2 where the vulnerability has been patched.

What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2010-1860?

CVE-2010-1860 affects PHP versions 5.2 before 5.2.14 and 5.3 before 5.3.3.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-1860?

CVE-2010-1860 is a memory corruption vulnerability that can also lead to sensitive information leakage.

Can CVE-2010-1860 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2010-1860 can be exploited by attackers remotely if they can manipulate the input to the vulnerable html_entity_decode function.