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CVE-2008-1384

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1384 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in PHP versions 5.2.5 and earlier. This flaw, found in the php_sprintf_appendstring function and other *printf functions, allows attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a large width specifier in a printf format parameter. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a partial denial of service. There is no known exploit code available, it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low likelihood of active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0214 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-1384

php crash caused by sprintf() integer overflow

References

cvs.php.net / viewvc.cgi/php-src/NEWS
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/30158
secunia.com / advisories/30345
secunia.com / advisories/30411
secunia.com / advisories/30967
secunia.com / advisories/31200
secunia.com / advisories/32746
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
securityreason.com / achievement_securityalert/52
Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41386
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2503
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0178
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1572
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / archive/1/489962/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/492535/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/492671/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/28392
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-628-1