CVE-2008-3659

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3659
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-15 00:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php 4.4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.8 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 5.2.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo Bug 234102 - dev-lang/php < 5.2.6-r6: arbitrary code execution, DoS, safe_mode bypass (CVE-2008-{3658,3659,3660}) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: php-5.2.6 overflow issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - PHP Buffer Overflow in explode() Function May Let Users Bypass Safe Mode Restrictions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02465 SSRT090192 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache-based Web Server, Remote Den' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1647-1 php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:024 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
PHP: News Archive - 2008 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Patch
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
php.cvs: cvs: php-src(PHP_5_2) /ext/standard/tests/strings explode_bug.phpt ZendEngine2 zend_operators.h af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 news.php.net
oss-security - CVE request: php-5.2.6 overflow issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: php-5.2.6 overflow issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: php-5.2.6 overflow issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
HP-UX Apache Web Server Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
osvdb.org/47483 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Gentoo update for php - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:021 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2017-08-07Joshua BressersThe 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.

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