SB2019122364 - Input validation error in PHP
Published: December 23, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019122364
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11044)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.26, 7.3.x below 7.3.13 and 7.4.0 on Windows, PHP link() function accepts filenames with embedded byte and treats them as terminating at that byte. This could lead to security vulnerabilities, e.g. in applications checking paths that the code is allowed to access.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78862
- 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://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0002/