CVE-2020-7068 vulnerability in PHP and Other Products
Published on September 9, 2020
Use of freed hash key in the phar_parse_zipfile function
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-7068 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2020-7068 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-7068
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Affected Versions
PHP Group PHP:- Version 7.3.x and below 7.3.21 is affected.
- Version 7.4.x and below 7.4.9 is affected.
- Version 7.2.x and below 7.2.33 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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