Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting php-mbstring package, versions <0:8.0.27-1.module+el8.7.0+17863+0ad92cd2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PHPMBSTRING-3045673
  • published14 Oct 2022
  • disclosed29 Sept 2022

Introduced: 29 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-31628  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 php-mbstring to version 0:8.0.27-1.module+el8.7.0+17863+0ad92cd2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

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