CVE-2010-3709

Summary

CVECVE-2010-3709
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-09 01:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe ZipArchive::getArchiveComment function in PHP 5.2.x through 5.2.14 and 5.3.x through 5.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ZIP archive.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: maniadrive-1.2-23.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: maniadrive-1.2-23.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
PHP ZipArchive::getArchiveComment() NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ViewVC Exception af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
PHP 5.3.3/5.2.14 ZipArchive::getArchiveComment NULL Pointer Deference ( Research Advisory ) - SecurityReason.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1 Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
PHP: News Archive - 2010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - PHP Null Pointer Dereference in ZipArchive::getArchiveComment() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
PHP 5.3.3/5.2.14 ZipArchive::getArchiveComment NULL Pointer Deference af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Ubuntu update for php5 - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
PHP: PHP 5.3.4 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Vendor Advisory
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 5.2.15 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Vendor Advisory
Slackware update for php - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
USN-1042-1: PHP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
ViewVC Exception af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02763 SSRT100826 rev.1 - HP Secure Web Server (SWS) for OpenVMS running PH' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
'[security bulletin] HPSBMA02662 SSRT100409 rev.1 - HP System Management Homepage (SMH) for Linux and' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2010-3709 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
651206 – (CVE-2010-3709) CVE-2010-3709 php: NULL pointer dereference in ZipArchive::getArchiveComment MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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