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CVE-2009-5016 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in the xml_utf8_decode function in ext/xml/xml.c in PHP before 5.2.11 makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection protection mechanisms via a crafted string that uses overlong UTF-8 encoding, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3870.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49687 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052836.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052845.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/42410 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/42812 CVE, MITRE
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2009/10/couple-of-unicode-issues-on-php-and.html CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/VELANAVA/BHUSA09-VelaNava-FavoriteXSS-SLIDES.pdf CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0195.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44889 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0020 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0021 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-5016
NVD Published Date:
11/12/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
MITRE