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HistoryApr 29, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2024-2757

2024-04-2900:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
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cve-2024-2757
mb_encode_mimeheader
endless loop
issue
pear
php-pear
xenial
affects 8.3
unix

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

In PHP 8.3.* before 8.3.5, function mb_encode_mimeheader() runs endlessly
for some inputs that contain long strings of non-space characters followed
by a space. This could lead to a potential DoS attack if a hostile user
sends data to an application that uses this function.

Notes

Author Note
leosilva version in noble is not affected see (LP: #2061147) only affects 8.3
OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu24.04noarchphp8.3< 8.3.6-0maysync1UNKNOWN

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%