Array index error in the imageRotate function in PHP 5.2.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to read the contents of…

Description

Array index error in the imageRotate function in PHP 5.2.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to read the contents of arbitrary memory locations via a crafted value of the third argument (aka the bgd_color or clrBack argument) for an indexed image.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

8.8% · top 4.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-200 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (24)

• http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002-2.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• HPSBUX02465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 1021494 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• SSRT090085 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 51031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3768 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• php-imagerotate-info-disclosure(47635) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 34642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_9.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0350 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3848 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/NEWS?r1=1.2027.2.547.2.1360&r2=1.2027.2.547.2.1361&diff_format=u (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 36701 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35306 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35650 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33002 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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, 10:56 UTC.