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7.5high

CVE-2008-5624

PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which a…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via variable settings that are intended to be restricted to root, as demonstrated by a setting of /etc for the error_log variable.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Technology feeds
PHP (RSS, critical only)

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47318 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • wiki.rpath.com /Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/32688 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/35003 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • php.net /ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /50483 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /achievement_securityalert/59 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASONRES, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /52207 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498985/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/35650 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1789 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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