The iconv_mime_decode_headers function in the Iconv extension in PHP before 5.3.4 does not properly handle encodings that are unrecognized by the iconv and mbstring (aka Multibyte String) implementations, which allows remote attackers to trigger an incomplete output array, and possibly bypass spam detection or have unspecified other impact, via a crafted Subject header in an e-mail message, as demonstrated by the ks_c_5601-1987 character set.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-01-18T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:55:34.470Z

Reserved: 2011-01-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-4699

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-18T20:00:10.783

Modified: 2018-10-30T16:26:21.043

Link: CVE-2010-4699

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2010-09-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4699 - Bugzilla