CVE-2008-2051

Summary

CVECVE-2008-2051
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-05 17:20:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe escapeshellcmd API function in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and context-dependent attack vectors related to "incomplete multibyte chars."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.4 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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PHP 5.2.5 and Prior Versions Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1578-1 php4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
rPath update for php - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for php4 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for php - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
Fedora update for php - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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APPLE-SA-2008-07-31 Security Update 2008-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: php-5.2.6-2.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[#RPL-2503] php 5.2.6 is out CVE-2008-0599 CVE-2008-0674 CVE-2008-2050 CVE-2008-2051 CVE-2008-1384 - rPath Issue Tracking System af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
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