Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte) Affecting php:7.4/php-soap package, versions <0:7.4.33-2.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PHP-6614508
  • published15 Apr 2024
  • disclosed12 Apr 2024

Introduced: 12 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-3096  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-626  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 php:7.4/php-soap to version 0:7.4.33-2.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:10952.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php:7.4/php-soap package and not the php:7.4/php-soap package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PHP  version 8.1.* before 8.1.28, 8.2.* before 8.2.18, 8.3.* before 8.3.5, if a password stored with password_hash() starts with a null byte (\x00), testing a blank string as the password via password_verify() will incorrectly return true.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1