CVE-2019-9020
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
Description
An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1. Invalid input to the function xmlrpc_decode() can lead to an invalid memory access (heap out of bounds read or read after free). This is related to xml_elem_parse_buf in ext/xmlrpc/libxmlrpc/xml_element.c.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
2 exploit sources identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
3 techniques Collection
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77249
bugs.php.net
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3902-2/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4398
debian.org
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Timeline
Published
Feb 22, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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