Heap-based buffer overflow in ext/mbstring/libmbfl/filters/mbfilter_htmlent.c in the mbstring extension in PHP 4.3.0 through 5.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string containing an HTML entity, which is not properly handled during Unicode conversion, related to the (1) mb_convert_encoding, (2) mb_check_encoding, (3) mb_convert_variables, and (4) mb_parse_str functions.
Published 2008-12-23 18:30:03
Updated 2018-10-11 20:56:05
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Threat overview for CVE-2008-5557

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-5557
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2008-5557 30,550
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5557

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.74%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5557

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
10.0
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
NIST

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