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CVE-2009-5016

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2010-11-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Integer overflow in the xml_utf8_decode function in ext/xml/xml.c in PHP before 5.2.11 makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection protection mechanisms via a crafted string that uses overlong UTF-8 encoding, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3870.

Affected Platforms

Php Php

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References