HIGH
The init_request_info function in sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.2.6 does not properly consider operator precedence when calculating the length of PATH_TRANSLATED, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01476437
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30048
http://secunia.com/advisories/30083
http://secunia.com/advisories/30345
http://secunia.com/advisories/30616
http://secunia.com/advisories/30757
http://secunia.com/advisories/30828
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147027
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/02/2
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492535/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29009
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019958
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.488951
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1412
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1810/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42137
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2503
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5510
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00779.html
Source: MITRE
Published: 2008-05-05
Updated: 2018-10-15
Type: NVD-CWE-Other
Base Score: 10
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: HIGH