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TI-2020-05700 Aliases CVE-2020-7061GHSA-q6h5-x7cx-j9jg

heap-buffer-overflow in phar_extract_file

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.15 and 7.4.x below 7.4.3, while extracting PHAR files on Windows using phar extension, certain content inside PHAR file could lead to one-byte read past the allocated buffer. This could potentially lead to information disclosure or crash.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04075 90th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed PHP (PHP Group): 7.3.15, 7.4.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PHP GroupPHP7.3.x to before 7.3.15; 7.4.x to before 7.4.37.3.15, 7.4.3Patch availableCNA
  • PHP VendorPHP Group Affected 7.3.x to before 7.3.15; 7.4.x to before 7.4.3 Fixed in 7.3.15, 7.4.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0 – 7.2.27; 7.3.0 – 7.3.14; 7.4.0 – 7.4.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:tenable.sc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.19.0VulnerableTenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 – 7.2.27; 7.3.0 – 7.3.14; 7.4.0 – 7.4.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:tenable.sc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.19.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA PHP (PHP Group) Fixed in 7.3.15, 7.4.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7061
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6h5-x7cx-j9jg

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2024-01743 Command injection via array-ish $command parameter of proc_open() CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2022-13555 PDO::quote() may return unquoted string CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-10408 Reference counting in php_request_shutdown causes Use-After-Free CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
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Sources

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