CVE-2008-1384

NameCVE-2008-1384
DescriptionInteger overflow in PHP 5.2.5 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly have unspecified other impact via a printf format parameter with a large width specifier, related to the php_sprintf_appendstring function in formatted_print.c and probably other functions for formatted strings (aka *printf functions).
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1572-1, DTSA-135-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
php5sourceetch5.2.0-8+etch11DSA-1572-1
php5sourcelenny5.2.5-3+lenny1DTSA-135-1
php5source(unstable)5.2.6-1

Notes

http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/52
Only exploitable through malicious script
http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/formatted_print.c?r1=1.104&r2=1.105&diff_format=u

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