CVE-2008-2051

Description

The escapeshellcmd API function in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and context-dependent attack vectors related to "incomplete multibyte chars."

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.12% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1412	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492535/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30288	third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00779.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30083	third party 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html	vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10256	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29009	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30828	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1572	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30345	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31124	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31119	third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/02/2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492671/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30411	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30158	third party advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200	third party advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.488951	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30757	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1578	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0178
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2503
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30048	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2051?: CVE-2008-2051 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2051?: To fix CVE-2008-2051, 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-2008-2051 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-2051 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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