National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5844
Original release date:01/05/2009
Last revised:05/14/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
PHP 5.2.7 contains an incorrect change to the FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW functionality, and unintentionally disables magic_quotes_gpc regardless of the actual magic_quotes_gpc setting, which might make it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks and unspecified other attacks.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (01/23/2009)
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Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the php package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5, and with
Red Hat Application Stack v1 and v2. Only PHP version 5.2.7 was affected by this flaw.
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External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021393
External Source: BID
Name: 32673
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.8
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/archive/2008.php#id2008-12-08-1
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/archive/2008.php#id2008-12-07-1
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46759
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42718