Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-5016
CVE-2009-5016
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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Affected products
89cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 88 more
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.2.10
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta_4_patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <5.2.11
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploit
- sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2009/10/couple-of-unicode-issues-on-php-and.htmlnvdExploit
- www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/VELANAVA/BHUSA09-VelaNava-FavoriteXSS-SLIDES.pdfnvdExploit
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052836.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052845.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42410nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42812nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0195.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44889nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0020nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0021nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077nvd
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