Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting php7.2 package, versions <7.2.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.2% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-PHP72-340126
  • published29 Apr 2018
  • disclosed29 Apr 2018

Introduced: 29 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-10546  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 php7.2 to version 7.2.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php7.2 package and not the php7.2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.36, 7.0.x before 7.0.30, 7.1.x before 7.1.17, and 7.2.x before 7.2.5. An infinite loop exists in ext/iconv/iconv.c because the iconv stream filter does not reject invalid multibyte sequences.