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CVE-2008-3658

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3658 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the imageloadfont function within PHP versions 4.4.x before 4.4.9 and 5.2 before 5.2.6-r6. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted font file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a widely targeted vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0685 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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 (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: php-0:4.3.2-51.ent
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: php-0:4.3.9-3.22.15
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php-0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3658Low

php: buffer overflow in the imageloadfont function in gd extension

Aug 7, 2008

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
marc.info
marc.info
news.php.net / php.cvs/51219
Exploit
osvdb.org / 47484
secunia.com / advisories/31982
secunia.com / advisories/32148
secunia.com / advisories/32316
secunia.com / advisories/32746
secunia.com / advisories/32884
secunia.com / advisories/33797
secunia.com / advisories/35074
secunia.com / advisories/35306
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44401
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9724
support.apple.com / kb/HT3549
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1647
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/08/08/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/08/13/8
php.net / archive/2008.php
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/498647/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/30649
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2336
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3275
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0320
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1297