Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3659

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.
Published 2008-08-15 00:41:00
Updated 2018-10-11 20:49:13
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-3659

Threat overview for CVE-2008-3659

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-3659
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2008-3659 16,908
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3659

EPSS FAQ
3.36%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 90 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3659

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.4
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
10.0
4.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-3659

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-3659

  • Red Hat 2017-08-07
    The PHP interpreter does not offer a reliable sandboxed security layer (as found in, say, a JVM) in which untrusted scripts can be run any script run by the PHP interpreter must be trusted with the privileges of the interpreter itself. We therefore do not classify this issue as security-sensitive since no trust boundary is crossed.

References for CVE-2008-3659

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