CVE-2008-0599
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2008 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsmacOSFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%
Description
The init_request_info function in sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.2.6 does not properly consider operator precedence when calculating the length of PATH_TRANSLATED, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.5.4
Affected range stops below 10.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.5.4
Affected range stops below 10.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (36)
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c?r1=1.267.2.15.2.50.2.12&r2=1.267.2.15.2.50.2.13&diff_format=uVendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01476437Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30048Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30083Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30345CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-131
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