PHP CLI Server Heap Buffer Overflow via PHP_CLI_SERVER_WORKERS
CVE-2022-4900 Published on November 2, 2023

Potential buffer overflow in php_cli_server_startup_workers
A vulnerability was found in PHP where setting the environment variable PHP_CLI_SERVER_WORKERS to a large value leads to a heap buffer overflow.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-4900 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Timeline

Reported to Red Hat.

Made public.

Weakness Type

What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

CVE-2022-4900 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
24.19%

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