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Out-of-Bounds Affecting php7.2 package, versions <7.2.15-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.87% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-PHP72-340954
  • published11 Mar 2019
  • disclosed11 Mar 2019
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Introduced: 11 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9675  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 php7.2 to version 7.2.15-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 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 7.x before 7.1.27 and 7.3.x before 7.3.3. phar_tar_writeheaders_int in ext/phar/tar.c has a buffer overflow via a long link value. NOTE: The vendor indicates that the link value is used only when an archive contains a symlink, which currently cannot happen: "This issue allows theoretical compromise of security, but a practical attack is usually impossible.