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CVE-2022-31628

phar wrapper can occur dos when using quine gzip file

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In PHP versions before 7.4.31, 8.0.24 and 8.1.11, the phar uncompressor code would recursively uncompress "quines" gzip files, resulting in an infinite loop.

En PHP versiones anteriores a 7.4.31, 8.0.24 y 8.1.11, el código del descompresor phar descomprimía recursivamente archivos gzip "quines", resultando en un bucle infinito

A vulnerability was found in PHP due to an infinite loop within the phar uncompressor code when processing "quines" gzip files. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to pass a specially crafted archive to the application, and consume all available system resources, causing a denial of service condition.

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain gzip files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to compromise the data It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain image fonts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

*Credits: reported by ohseungju5 at gmail dot com
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-05-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-09-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Php
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 Php
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 < 7.4.31
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Affected
Php
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 Php
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 >= 8.0.0 < 8.0.24
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Affected
Php
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 Php
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 >= 8.1.0 < 8.1.11
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 35
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 36
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 37
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Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 10.0
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Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 11.0
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Affected