Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting php-7.2 package, versions <7.2.34+e1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-PHP72-21716738
  • published26 Oct 2026
  • disclosed28 Sept 2022

Introduced: 28 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-31628  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest php-7.2 to version 7.2.34+e1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-7.2 package and not the php-7.2 package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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 Base Scores

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