CVE-2010-2531
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.3 · Information disclosure
4.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The var_export function in PHP 5.2 before 5.2.14 and 5.3 before 5.3.3 flushes the output buffer to the user when certain fatal errors occur, even if display_errors is off, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by causing the application to exceed limits for memory, execution time, or recursion.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312Advisory