# CVE-2008-5498: Information disclosure in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8c7c-9pp7-6933

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5498?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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:

- PHP 5.2.8 gd library - 'imageRotate()' Information Leak (exploitdb)

## 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-2008-5498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 26 Dec 2008. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5498 exists.

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-2008-5498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5498/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5498

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