CVE-2010-3710
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Stack consumption vulnerability in the filter_var function in PHP 5.2.x through 5.2.14 and 5.3.x through 5.3.3, when FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a long e-mail address string.
Find out more about CVE-2010-3710 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the version of php packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 or 6. It did affect the PHP 5.3 (php53) package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (php53) | RHSA-2011:0196 | 2011-02-03 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected |
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