CVE-2008-5498
Array index error in the imageRotate function in PHP 5.2.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to read the contents of…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 8.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- PHP 5.2.8 gd library - 'imageRotate()' Information Leak (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7646local, multiplepublished 2 Jan 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.8% · top 4.8% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
24
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002-2.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- HPSBUX02465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 1021494 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SSRT090085 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 51031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-3768 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- php-imagerotate-info-disclosure(47635) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 34642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_9.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/33002.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0350 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-3848 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/NEWS?r1=1.2027.2.547.2.1360&r2=1.2027.2.547.2.1361&diff_format=u (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36701 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 35306 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 35650 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33002 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5475 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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