NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting php-pecl-apcu package, versions <0:5.1.18-1.module+el8.3.0+7685+72d70b58


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.23% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PHPPECLAPCU-2590640
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed15 Feb 2021

Introduced: 15 Feb 2021

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 php-pecl-apcu to version 0:5.1.18-1.module+el8.3.0+7685+72d70b58 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-4213.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-pecl-apcu package and not the php-pecl-apcu package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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 Scores

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