CVE-2008-0599

critical

Description

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.

References

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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42137

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147027

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00779.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/02/2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-05-05

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H