Out-of-bounds Write Affecting php-bcmath package, versions <0:7.3.20-1.module+el8.2.0+7373+b272fdef


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PHPBCMATH-2046786
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Apr 2020

Introduced: 1 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-7065  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 php-bcmath to version 0:7.3.20-1.module+el8.2.0+7373+b272fdef or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-bcmath package and not the php-bcmath package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.16 and 7.4.x below 7.4.4, while using mb_strtolower() function with UTF-32LE encoding, certain invalid strings could cause PHP to overwrite stack-allocated buffer. This could lead to memory corruption, crashes and potentially code execution.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1