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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5498

Original release date:12/26/2008
Last revised:07/15/2009
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Array index error in the imageRotate function in PHP 5.2.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to read the contents of arbitrary memory locations via a crafted value of the third argument (aka the bgd_color or clrBack argument) for an indexed image.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:5.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-3848
Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-3768
Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html
External Source: XF
Name: php-imagerotate-info-disclosure(47635)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47635
External Source: BID
Name: 33002
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33002
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0350
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_9.php
Hyperlink:http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_9.php
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:023
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:022
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:022
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:021
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:021
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021494
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1021494
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35650
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35306
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35306
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34642
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 51031
Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/51031
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02431
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02431
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:008
Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
External Source: MISC
Name: http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002.php
Hyperlink:http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002.php
External Source: MISC
Name: http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002-2.php
Hyperlink:http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002-2.php
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/NEWS?r1=1.2027.2.547.2.1360&r2=1.2027.2.547.2.1361&diff_format=u
Hyperlink:http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/NEWS?r1=1.2027.2.547.2.1360&r2=1.2027.2.547.2.1361&diff_format=u

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
spacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0:rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0:rc2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0:rc3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.8 and previous versions
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Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)
CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5498