Array index error in the imageRotate function in PHP 5.2.8 and earlier allows…
Priority LOW 34CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08845 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories
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 · 33
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.2.8 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 beta4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 23 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.6 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.6 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.7 | Vulnerable | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2009:0350 Released 2009-04-14 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp security update
- Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) php-5.2.6-4.el5s2, php-5.2.6-4.el5s2.i386, php-bcmath-5.2.6-4.el5s2 +35
- RHSA-2009:0337 Released 2009-04-06 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 php-4.3.2-51.ent, php-4.3.2-51.ent.i386, php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 php-4.3.2-51.ent, php-4.3.2-51.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64 +25
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.15, php-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.15, php-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386, php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15 +25
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 php-4.3.2-51.ent, php-4.3.2-51.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.15, php-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64 +39
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 php-4.3.2-51.ent, php-4.3.2-51.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.15, php-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64 +39
- RHSA-2009:0338 Released 2009-04-06 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php-5.1.6-23.2.el5_3, php-5.1.6-23.2.el5_3.i386, php-5.1.6-23.2.el5_3.ia64 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php-5.1.6-23.2.el5_3, php-5.1.6-23.2.el5_3.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-23.2.el5_3 +35
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0337 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0338 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0337 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0337 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0338 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0337 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0337 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0337 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0337 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0337 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8c7c-9pp7-6933
References
Advisory 10
More Php vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-5498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8c7c-9pp7-6933 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5498 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences