CVE-2008-3659

medium

Description

Buffer 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.

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234102

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2

http://news.php.net/php.cvs/52002

http://secunia.com/advisories/31982

http://secunia.com/advisories/32148

http://secunia.com/advisories/32316

http://secunia.com/advisories/32746

http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

http://secunia.com/advisories/35650

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44405

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1647

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:021

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:022

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:024

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/13/8

http://www.php.net/archive/2008.php#id2008-08-07-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020995

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-08-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium