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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

10.9% · top 4.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-131 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-131 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (36)

• ADV-2008-1412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20080523 rPSA-2008-0176-1 php php-cgi php-imap php-mcrypt php-mysql php-mysqli php-pgsql php-soap php-xsl php5 php5-cgi php5-imap php5-mcrypt php5-mysql php5-mysqli php5-pear php5-pgsql php5-soap php5-xsl (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-3606 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 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=u (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32746 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30616 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• HPSBUX02342 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• HPSBUX02465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 30083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2008-07-31 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• GLSA-200811-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• SSRT090085 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-3864 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 29009 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5510 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 30828 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:128 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2268 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 30345 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-628-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• php-vector-unspecified(42137) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080502 CVE Request (PHP) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSA:2008-128-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 30757 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31326 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1019958 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• VU#147027 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2503 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0505 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1810 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:127 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 35650 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30048 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 07:54 UTC.