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Sec Bug #53273 mb_strcut() returns garbage with the excessive length parameter
Submitted: 2010-11-09 04:11 UTC Modified: 2010-11-22 15:27 UTC
Votes:2
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:0 of 1 (0.0%)
From: [email protected] Assigned: moriyoshi (profile)
Status: Closed Package: mbstring related
PHP Version: 5.3 and above. OS: Irrelevant
Private report: No CVE-ID: 2010-4156
 [2010-11-09 04:11 UTC] [email protected]
Description:
------------
mb_strcut() returns garbage when the following conditions are met:

1. The value specified to length parameter exceeds the length of the subject 
string.
2. mbstring.internal_encoding is set to some single-byte encoding.

The garbage may consist of uncleared part of the heap that has previously been 
used for some purpose, which could lead to unexpected information exposure.

This bug was originally reported by Mateusz Kocielski.


Test script:
---------------
<?php
$b = "bbbbbbbbbbb";
str_repeat("THIS IS A SECRET MESSAGE, ISN'T IT?", 1);
$var3 = mb_strcut($b, 0, 1000);
echo $var3;
?>


Expected result:
----------------
bbbbbbbbbbb

Actual result:
--------------
bbbbbbbbbbb??????D$Ј=m???=m?(?=m?`?=m??5<m??=m?THIS IS A SECRET MESSAGE, ISN'T 
IT??g?1@?=m?(?=m???=m?p?=m?var3

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 [2010-11-09 04:22 UTC] [email protected]
-PHP Version: Irrelevant +PHP Version: 5.3 and above.
 [2010-11-09 04:23 UTC] [email protected]
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of moriyoshi
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=305214
Log: - Fix bug #53273 (mb_strcut() returns garbage with the excessive length parameter).
 [2010-11-09 09:47 UTC] [email protected]
-Status: Open +Status: Assigned -Assigned To: +Assigned To: moriyoshi
 [2010-11-09 09:47 UTC] [email protected]
Is there anything else that needs to be done besides the earlier commit?
 [2010-11-10 15:51 UTC] [email protected]
-Status: Assigned +Status: Closed
 [2010-11-10 15:51 UTC] [email protected]
CVE-2010-4156 assigned to this issue.
 [2010-11-16 21:30 UTC] [email protected]
-CVE-ID: +CVE-ID: 2010-4156
 [2010-11-22 15:27 UTC] [email protected]
-Type: Bug +Type: Security
 
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