CVE-2008-2050

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI (fastcgi.c) in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.52% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1412 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492535/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30083 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29009 vdb entry patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1572 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30345 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42133 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/02/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30158 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:022 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/sapi/cgi/fastcgi.c?r1=1.44&r2=1.45&diff_format=u exploit
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.488951 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2503
http://secunia.com/advisories/30048 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2050?
CVE-2008-2050 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2050?
To fix CVE-2008-2050, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2050 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2050 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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