CVE-2008-2051

PHP multibyte shell escape flaw

Published May 5, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The escapeshellcmd API function in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and context-dependent attack vectors related to "incomplete multibyte chars."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1572-1 New php5 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1578-1 New php4 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2048 The escapeshellcmd API function in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and context-dependent attack vectors related to "incomplete multibyte chars."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-628-1 PHP vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30048 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30083 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30158 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30288 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30345 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30411 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30757 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30828 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31119 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31124 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0178 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1572 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1578 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/02/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492535/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492671/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29009 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.488951 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1412 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2503 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2051 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10256 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2051 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00779.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:49 AM
Reserved
May 2, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 5, 2008, 5:20 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 1, 2008, 12:00 AM