CVE-2009-5016

php: XSS and SQL injection bypass via crafted overlong UTF-8 encoded string

Published Nov 12, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4974 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1042-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:24 AM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 12, 2010, 10:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:14 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 27, 2009, 12:00 AM