CVE-2010-3710 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption and application crash by sending a long email address to the filter_var function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-3710?
CVE-2010-3710 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Php Php, published on 25 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack consumption vulnerability in the filter_var function in PHP 5.2.x through 5.2.14 and 5.3.x through 5.3.3, when FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a long e-mail address string.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3710?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3710?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-3710 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3710 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwmp-3xxc-6mqj.