CVE-2008-5498 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can read arbitrary memory contents via crafted arguments in PHP's imageRotate function, potentially exposing sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
Not stated
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2008-5498?

CVE-2008-5498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 26 Dec 2008.

Official description

Array index error in the imageRotate function in PHP 5.2.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to read the contents of arbitrary memory locations via a crafted value of the third argument (aka the bgd_color or clrBack argument) for an indexed image.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5498?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5498?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-5498 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5498 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8c7c-9pp7-6933.

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