CVE-2009-4142
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-4142 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-12-21 16:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The htmlspecialchars function in PHP before 5.2.12 does not properly handle (1) overlong UTF-8 sequences, (2) invalid Shift_JIS sequences, and (3) invalid EUC-JP sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by placing a crafted byte sequence before a special character. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Php | Php | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 2.0b10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 3.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta_4_patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.1 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.1 | patch2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.3 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.4 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2 | All | dev | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2001-1 php5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| PHP Bugs: #49785: htmlspecialchars() should check byte sequence more strictly | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.php.net | |
| PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Security Alerts - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.php.net | Patch |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - PHP Input Validation Flaw in htmlspecialchars() Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | Exploit |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| '[security bulletin] HPSBUX02543 SSRT100152 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache with PHP, Remote Denial of S' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| PHP 'htmlspecialcharacters()' Malformed Multibyte Character Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| PHP: PHP 5.2.12 Release Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.php.net | |
| About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| HP-UX update for Apache with PHP - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.