CVE-2008-5498

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.10% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002-2.php exploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021494 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/51031 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47635 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_9.php
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002.php exploit
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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9667 signature vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:021 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35306 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33002 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5498?
CVE-2008-5498 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5498?
To fix CVE-2008-5498, 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-2008-5498 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5498 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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