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.
Published: 2008-08-15
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: 16.5% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1647-1 New php5 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3645 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-720-1 PHP vulnerabilities
References
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234102 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://news.php.net/php.cvs/52002 cve-icon cve-icon
http://osvdb.org/47483 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32148 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1647 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:021 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:022 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:024 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/13/8 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.php.net/archive/2008.php#id2008-08-07-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020995 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44405 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3659 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.989Z

Reserved: 2008-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3659

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-15T00:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3659

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3659 - Bugzilla

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