CVE-2008-3660

N/A Unknown
Published: August 15, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

PHP 4.4.x before 4.4.9, and 5.x through 5.2.6, when used as a FastCGI module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with multiple dots preceding the extension, as demonstrated using foo..php.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234102
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32148
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35306
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1647
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:021
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:022
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:024
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/13/8
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020994
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44402
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9597
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234102
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35306
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1647
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/13/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020994
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

62 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

php

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