NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting php-xml package, versions <0:7.4.19-1.module+el8.5.0+11143+cc873159


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.15% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PHPXML-1959770
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Jan 2021

Introduced: 26 Jan 2021

CVE-2021-21702  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 php-xml to version 0:7.4.19-1.module+el8.5.0+11143+cc873159 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.27, 7.4.x below 7.4.15 and 8.0.x below 8.0.2, when using SOAP extension to connect to a SOAP server, a malicious SOAP server could return malformed XML data as a response that would cause PHP to access a null pointer and thus cause a crash.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1