CVE-2008-2050

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI (fastcgi.c) in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown...

10.0 High

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI (fastcgi.c) in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Exploit likelihood

3.44%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI (fastcgi.c) in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Record: CVE-2008-2050
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI (fastcgi.c) in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Record: CVE-2008-2050
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2047 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI (fastcgi.c) in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Record: EUVD-2008-2047
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w79f-6v3g-v46x No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI (fastcgi.c) in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown...

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI (fastcgi.c) in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Record: GHSA-w79f-6v3g-v46x
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`php5` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 5.2.0-8+etch11, plus listed versions 5.2.0-8+etch15.2.0-8+etch105.2.0-8+etch11~p15.2.0-8+etch35.2.0-8+etch4 Show 6 moreShow less 5.2.0-8+etch5~pu15.2.0-8+etch65.2.0-8+etch75.2.0-8+etch85.2.0-8+etch95.2.0-8+etch9~bpo31+1	5.2.0-8+etch11
`php5` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 5.2.5-3+lenny1	5.2.5-3+lenny1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2050 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Php, published May 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.44%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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