CVE-2008-5624

Public Exploit

Description

PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via variable settings that are intended to be restricted to root, as demonstrated by a setting of /etc for the error_log variable.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.73% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47318 vdb entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32688 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35003 third party advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/50483 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/59 third party advisory exploit
http://osvdb.org/52207 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5624?
CVE-2008-5624 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5624?
To fix CVE-2008-5624, 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-2008-5624 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5624 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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