CVE-2008-3660 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash PHP FastCGI servers by sending requests with multiple dots before the file extension, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-3660?
CVE-2008-3660 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Php Php, published on 15 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP 4.4.x before 4.4.9, and 5.x through 5.2.6, when used as a FastCGI module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with multiple dots preceding the extension, as demonstrated using foo..php.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3660?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3660?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-3660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2gfx-p78c-mv7h.