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title: "CVE-2008-5814\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-5814

Publication date 2 January 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP, possibly 5.2.7 and
earlier, when display\_errors is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject
arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: because of the
lack of details, it is unclear whether this is related to CVE-2006-0208.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5814?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| php4 | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| php5 | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 5.2.6-2ubuntu4.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.6 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.14 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5814?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

verified 5.2.10.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1 in 9.10 is not affected by
looking at the source package

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| php5 | * Upstream:   <http://viewcvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/head.c?r1=1.84.2.1.2.8&r2=1.84.2.1.2.9&pathrev=PHP_5_2> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5814)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5814)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-5814)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5814)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-761-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-761-1)
+ PHP vulnerabilities
+ 20 April 2009

+ [USN-761-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-761-2)
+ PHP vulnerabilities
+ 27 April 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5814>