CVE-2008-3659

Description

Buffer overflow in the memnstr function in PHP 4.4.x before 4.4.9 and PHP 5.6 through 5.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the delimiter argument to the explode function. NOTE: the scope of this issue is limited since most applications would not use an attacker-controlled delimiter, but local attacks against safe_mode are feasible.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.95% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020995 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:024 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/47483 vdb entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32148 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/2 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html 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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44405 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/13/8 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234102
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:021 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/4 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1647 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/3 mailing list
http://www.php.net/archive/2008.php#id2008-08-07-1 patch
http://news.php.net/php.cvs/52002
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3659?
CVE-2008-3659 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3659?
To fix CVE-2008-3659, 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-2008-3659 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3659 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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