CVE-2008-5498
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 8.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 8.8% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5475)
- Published
- December 26, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5475 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- php / php
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References
- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/NEWS?r1=1.2027.2.547.2.1360&r2=1.2027.2.547.2.1361&diff_format=u
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002-2.php(Exploit)
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002.php(Exploit)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/51031
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021494
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:021
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:022
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_9.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47635
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9667
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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