# CVE-2008-1384: Integer overflow in n/a

> An integer overflow in PHP's printf functions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted format strings.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-597j-mqq5-5h6x

## What is CVE-2008-1384?

CVE-2008-1384 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 27 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Integer overflow in PHP 5.2.5 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly have unspecified other impact via a printf format parameter with a large width specifier, related to the php_sprintf_appendstring function in formatted_print.c and probably other functions for formatted strings (aka *printf functions).

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1384?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1384?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-1384 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Php Php

- [CVE-2012-2688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2688/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2376/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3268/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-4143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4143/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5557/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1384 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1384 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 27 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Php Php. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1384/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1384/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1384
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1384
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1384

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1384/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.