PHP mb_send_mail() header injection
| php-mbsendmail-header-injection (23270) |  High Risk |
Description:
PHP could allow a remote attacker to inject malicious To: headers when sending an email, caused by an input validation vulnerability in the mb_send_mail() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to use a PHP-based mail application as an open mail relay.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Multimedia
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Personal
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP (5.1.0 or later), available from the The PHP Group Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0276-9 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-232-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Turbolinux:
Refer to Turbolinux Security Advisory TLSA-2006-38 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- The PHP Group Web site, PHP Bugs: #35307 [PATCH] header can be injected when using mb_send_mail() at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=35307.
- The PHP Group Web site, PHP 5.1.0. Release Announcement at http://www.php.net/release_5_1_0.php.
- ASA-2006-129: php security update (RHSA-2006-0276)
- BID-15571: PHP MB_Send_Mail TO Argument Header Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-3883: 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.
- MDKSA-2005:238: Updated php/php-mbstring packages fix mail injection vulnerability
- RHSA-2006-0276: php security update
- SA17763: PHP "mb_send_mail()" "To:" Header Injection Vulnerability
- SA20951: Avaya Products PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015296: PHP mb_send_mail() May Let Users Inject SMTP Headers
- SUSE-SA:2005:069: php4php5: various security problems
Reported:
Nov 28, 2005
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