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CVE-2008-3660

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Improper input validation
5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products we track (1)

PHP

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.