PHP FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL header injection
| php-filtervalidateemail-header-injection (33510) |  Low Risk |
Description:
PHP is vulnerable to email header injection. A remote attacker could inject a specially-crafted email header using the FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL function, which could be used for sending unsolicited email messages.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP (5.2.3 or later), available from the PHP Web site. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (PHP5):
Refer to DSA-1283-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-455-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (PHP):
Refer to GLSA 200705-19 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux (PHP):
Refer to MDKSA-2007:187 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- HPSBUX02262 SSRT071447: HP-UX running Apache, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Cross Site Scripting (XSS).
- PHP Web site: PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.
- PHP Web site: PHP 5.2.3 Release Announcement.
- PMOPB-45-2007: PHP ext/filter Email Validation Vulnerability.
- ASA-2007-416: HP-UX running Apache, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (HPSBUX02262)
- BID-23359: PHP Filter_Var FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL Newline Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1900: CRLF injection vulnerability in the FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL filter in ext/filter in PHP 5.2.0 and 5.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to inject arbitrary e-mail headers via an e-mail address with a '\n' character, which causes a regular expression to ignore the subsequent part of the address string.
- DSA-1283: php5 -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200705-19: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200710-02: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:187: Updated PHP packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 33962: PHP ext/filter FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL Newline Injection
- SA24824: PHP "FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL" Filter Newline Injection
- SUSE-SA:2007:032: PHP security problems
- USN-455-1: PHP vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2016: PHP Multiple Function Remote Integer Overflow and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3386: HP-UX Apache Code Execution and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo Linux
- HP HP-UX B.11.11
- HP HP-UX B.11.23
- HP HP-UX B.11.31
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
- Novell Linux POS 9
- Novell Open Enterprise Server
- Novell Open Enterprise Server
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell SLE SDK 10
- Novell UnitedLinux 1.0
- PHP PHP 5.2.0
- PHP PHP 5.2.1
- SuSE SuSE Linux Retail Solution 8
- SuSE SuSE SLES 10
- SuSE SuSE SLES 9
Reported:
Apr 07, 2007
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