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CVE-2008-2050

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2050 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability within the FastCGI SAPI component (fastcgi.c) of PHP, affecting versions prior to 5.2.6. This flaw carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based attack vectors, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0344 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-2050

php: stack based buffer overflow in FastCGI SAPI

May 1, 2008

References

cvs.php.net / viewvc.cgi/php-src/sapi/cgi/fastcgi.c
Exploit
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/30048
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30083
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30158
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30345
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30967
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31200
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31326
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32746
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42133
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2503
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1572
Patch
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/05/02/2
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/492535/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/29009
Patch
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-628-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1412
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2268
Vendor Advisory