CVE-2010-4699 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass spam detection by sending crafted email headers that cause incomplete output in PHP's iconv_mime_decode_headers function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-4699?
CVE-2010-4699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 18 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The iconv_mime_decode_headers function in the Iconv extension in PHP before 5.3.4 does not properly handle encodings that are unrecognized by the iconv and mbstring (aka Multibyte String) implementations, which allows remote attackers to trigger an incomplete output array, and possibly bypass spam detection or have unspecified other impact, via a crafted Subject header in an e-mail message, as demonstrated by the ks_c_5601-1987 character set.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4699?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4699?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-4699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4699 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx25-9rf2-pq96.