Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2008-2051
Published: October 11, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110348
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2051
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The escapeshellcmd API function in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and context-dependent attack vectors related to "incomplete multibyte chars."
Affected software
PHP
How to mitigate CVE-2008-2051
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - update to 5.2.5
External References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30048
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30158
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30345
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30411
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30757
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30828
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31119
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0178
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1572
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1578
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/02/2
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492535/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492671/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29009
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.488951
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1412
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2503
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10256
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00779.html