CVE-2010-4156

Publication date 9 November 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The mb_strcut function in Libmbfl 1.1.0, as used in PHP 5.3.x through 5.3.3, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a large value of the third parameter (aka the length parameter).

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php5 10.10 maverick
Fixed 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

sbeattie

does not affect lucid, as the version of libmbfl in that version is 1.0.2; see ext/mbstring/libmbfl/configure.in

Patch details

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Package Patch details
php5

References

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