Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting php81 package, versions <8.1.11-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE319-PHP81-6110434
  • published 8 Dec 2023
  • disclosed 28 Sep 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 php81 to version 8.1.11-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php81 package and not the php81 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PHP versions before 7.4.31, 8.0.24 and 8.1.11, the phar uncompressor code would recursively uncompress "quines" gzip files, resulting in an infinite loop.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

Recommended
5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

4.4 medium
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Red Hat

4.4 medium