TI-2008-00571 Aliases CVE-2008-0599 GHSA-m9m5-q9x5-6877

The init_request_info function in sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.2.6 does not…

MEDIUM 55CWE-131Published 2008-05-05 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-131 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The init_request_info function in sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.2.6 does not properly consider operator precedence when calculating the length of PATH_TRANSLATED, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10918 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php::::::::	before 5.2.6	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:::::::*	8	Vulnerable	Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:::::::*	9	Vulnerable	Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::*	6.06	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:::::::*	7.04	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:::::::*	7.10	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:::::::*	8.04	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::	before 10.5.4	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server::::::::	before 10.5.4	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.2.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.5.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.5.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2008:0505 Released 2008-07-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
Red Hat Application Stack v2.1 security and enhancement update
- Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) httpd-2.2.8-1.el5s2, httpd-2.2.8-1.el5s2.i386, httpd-devel-2.2.8-1.el5s2 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0599
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9m5-q9x5-6877

References

Exploit 1

http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c?r1=1.267.2.15.2.50.2.12&r2=1.267.2.15.2.50.2.13&diff_format=u

Advisory 13

Other 8

Sources

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