Information disclosure in Php
CVE-2010-2531
The var_export function in PHP 5.2 before 5.2.14 and 5.3 before 5.3.3 flushes the output buffer to the user when certain fatal errors occur, even if display_errors is off, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by causing the application to exceed limits for memory, execution time, or recursion.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.050 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Php
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2531?
- CVE-2010-2531 is a vulnerability in Php, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2010-08-20.
- Is CVE-2010-2531 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.