// For flags

CVE-2020-7062

Null Pointer Dereference in PHP Session Upload Progress

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.28, 7.3.x below 7.3.15 and 7.4.x below 7.4.3, when using file upload functionality, if upload progress tracking is enabled, but session.upload_progress.cleanup is set to 0 (disabled), and the file upload fails, the upload procedure would try to clean up data that does not exist and encounter null pointer dereference, which would likely lead to a crash.

En PHP versiones 7.2.x por debajo de 7.2.28, versiones 7.3.x por debajo de 7.3.15 y versiones 7.4.x por debajo de 7.4.3, cuando es usada la funcionalidad de carga de archivos, si el seguimiento de progreso de carga está habilitado, pero session.upload_progress.cleanup está ajustado en 0 (deshabilitado), y la carga del archivo presenta un fallo, el procedimiento de carga intentaría limpiar los datos que no existan y encontraría una desreferencia del puntero null, lo que probablemente conllevaría a un bloqueo.

An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available. This update for php7 fixes the following issues. Fixed a null pointer dereference when using file upload functionality under specific circumstances. Fixed an issue where adding files change the permissions to default. Fixed an out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex which may have led to denial of service. Fixed a global buffer overflow in mbfl_filt_conv_big5_wchar which may have led to memory corruption. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

*Credits: Reported by ryat@php.net
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-01-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-02-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-16 First Exploit
  • 2025-05-16 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Php
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Php
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>= 7.2.0 <= 7.2.27
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Php
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Php
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>= 7.3.0 <= 7.3.14
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Php
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Php
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>= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.2
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Opensuse
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Leap
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15.1
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.04
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esm
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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16.04
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esm
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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18.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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19.10
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