Double Free in PHP - CVE-2019-11049
Published: July 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55265
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11049
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group
PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within mail() function implementation. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted header in lowercase, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78943
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0002/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N7GCOAE6KVHYJ3UQ4KLPLTGSLX6IRVRN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWRQPYXVG43Q7DXMXH6UVWMKWGUW552F/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/27
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4626