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CVE-2019-11049

mail() may release string with refcount==1 twice

Published: Dec 23, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-415
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.2%
Top 10.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.13 and 7.4.0 on Windows, when supplying custom headers to mail() function, due to mistake introduced in commit 78f4b4a2dcf92ddbccea1bb95f8390a18ac3342e, if the header is supplied in lowercase, this can result in double-freeing certain memory locations.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-415

Affected Products

PHP Group
oss-projectaka pear, php
PHPLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
php
oss-project·USaka php language, pecl, pear
phpDev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
tenable
commercial
securitycenterOn-premWeb App
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78943
bugs.php.net
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0002/
security.netapp.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N7GCOAE6KVHYJ3UQ4KLPLTGSLX6IRVRN/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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