PHP up to 5.0.5 mb_send_mail address

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in PHP. This affects the function mb_send_mail. The manipulation of the argument address results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-3883. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PHP (Programming Language Software). The manipulation of the argument address with an unknown input leads to a unknown weakness. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

CRLF injection vulnerability in the mb_send_mail function in PHP before 5.1.0 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary e-mail headers via line feeds (LF) in the "To" address argument.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2005. The weakness was released 11/29/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mandriva.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3883 since 11/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20469 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php (MDKSA-2005:238)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117727 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2006:0276)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23270), Tenable (20469), SecurityFocus (BID 15571†), OSVDB (21239†) and Secunia (SA17763†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-2115. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20469
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php (MDKSA-2005:238)
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OpenVAS ID: 110170
OpenVAS Name: PHP version smaller than 5.1.0
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.1.0

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: mandriva.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3883 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3883
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27156

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X-Force: 23270
SecurityFocus: 15571 - PHP MB_Send_Mail TO Argument Header Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 17763 - PHP "mb_send_mail()" "To:" Header Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21239 - CVE-2005-3883 - PHP - CRLF Injection Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015296
Vulnerability Center: 10054 - PHP mb_send_mail Function Injection of Arbitrary Email Headers, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2685

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/12/2019 20:07
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (87), 06/12/2019 20:07 (4)
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