Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2008-3659
Published: October 11, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110338
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: []
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3659
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows context-dependent attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the delimiter argument to the explode function. NOTE: the scope of this issue is limited since most applications would not use an attacker-controlled delimiter, but local attacks against safe_mode are feasible.
Affected software
PHP
How to mitigate CVE-2008-3659
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - addressed in versions 4.4.9, 5.2.7
External References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234102
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://news.php.net/php.cvs/52002
- http://osvdb.org/47483
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1647
- 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:024
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/13/8
- http://www.php.net/archive/2008.php#id2008-08-07-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020995
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44405