CVE-2019-9023: Buffer Overflow

Published Dec 29, 2018
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Updated

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1. A number of heap-based buffer over-read instances are present in mbstring regular expression functions when supplied with invalid multibyte data. These occur in ext/mbstring/oniguruma/regcomp.c, ext/mbstring/oniguruma/regexec.c, ext/mbstring/oniguruma/regparse.c, ext/mbstring/oniguruma/enc/unicode.c, and ext/mbstring/oniguruma/src/utf32be.c when a multibyte regular expression pattern contains invalid multibyte sequences.

Other sources

Fixed bug (Buffer overflow in multibyte case folding - unicode). (CVE-2019-9023)

PHP

Affected Software

20 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/rh-php71-php<0:7.1.30-1.el7
0:7.1.30-1.el7
redhat/rh-php72-php<0:7.2.24-1.el7
0:7.2.24-1.el7
redhat/php<5.6.40
5.6.40
redhat/php<7.1.26
7.1.26
redhat/php<7.2.14
7.2.14
redhat/php<7.3.1
7.3.1
debian/php5
debian/php7.0
debian/php7.3
PHP PHP<7.1.26
7.1.26
PHP PHP<5.6.40
PHP PHP>=7.0.0<7.1.26
PHP PHP>=7.2.0<7.2.14
PHP PHP>=7.3.0<7.3.1
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
NetApp Storage Automation Store
openSUSE Leap=42.3

Event History

Dec 29, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Feb 22, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:32 PM
Description
Feb 23, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this bug?

The vulnerability ID for this bug is CVE-2019-9023.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9023?

The severity of CVE-2019-9023 is critical with a score of 9.8.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2019-9023?

The affected software for CVE-2019-9023 includes PHP versions before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1.

4

What is the fix for CVE-2019-9023?

To fix CVE-2019-9023, update PHP to version 5.6.40, 7.1.26, 7.2.14, or 7.3.1.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-9023?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-9023 at the following links: [Link 1](https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.1.26), [Link 2](http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=20407d06ca3cb5eeb10f876a812b40c381574bcc), [Link 3](http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=deb06bbb9cbb31292fc219501614a8c3ff25bb11).

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