Vulnerability · Published Apr 1, 2020 · Assigned by php

CVE-2020-7066get_headers() silently truncates after a null byte

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in PHP from PHP Group. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.29, 7.3.x below 7.3.16 and 7.4.x below 7.4.4, while using get_headers() with user-supplied URL, if the URL contains zero (\0) character, the URL will be silently truncated at it. This may cause some software to make incorrect assumptions about the target of the get_headers() and possibly send some information to a wrong server.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8apcu-panel5.1.17-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip1.5.2-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip1.5.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip1.5.2-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip-devel1.5.2-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip-devel1.5.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip-devel1.5.2-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip-tools1.5.2-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip-tools1.5.2-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8libzip-tools1.5.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-bcmath7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-bcmath7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-bcmath7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-cli7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-cli7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-cli7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-common7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-common7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-common7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-dba7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-dba7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-dba7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-dbg7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-dbg7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-dbg7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-devel7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-devel7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-devel7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-embedded7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-embedded7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-embedded7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-enchant7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-enchant7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-enchant7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-fpm7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-fpm7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-fpm7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-gd7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-gd7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-gd7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-gmp7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-gmp7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-gmp7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-intl7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-intl7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-intl7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-json7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-json7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-json7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-ldap7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-ldap7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-ldap7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-mbstring7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-mbstring7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-mbstring7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-mysqlnd7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-mysqlnd7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-mysqlnd7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-odbc7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-odbc7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-odbc7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-opcache7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-opcache7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-opcache7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pdo7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pdo7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pdo7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pear1:1.10.9-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-apcu5.1.17-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-apcu5.1.17-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-apcu5.1.17-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-apcu-devel5.1.17-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-apcu-devel5.1.17-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-apcu-devel5.1.17-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-rrd2.0.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2750+78feabcbALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-rrd2.0.1-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-rrd2.0.1-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-xdebug2.8.0-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-xdebug2.8.0-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-xdebug2.8.0-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-zip1.15.4-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-zip1.15.4-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pecl-zip1.15.4-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pgsql7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pgsql7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-pgsql7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-process7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-process7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-process7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-recode7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-recode7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-recode7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-snmp7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-snmp7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-snmp7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-soap7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-soap7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-soap7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-xml7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-xml7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-xml7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-xmlrpc7.3.20-1.module_el8.5.0+152+112d3b8cALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-xmlrpc7.3.20-1.module_el8.3.0+2009+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
AlmaLinux:8php-xmlrpc7.3.20-1.module_el8.4.0+2229+b272fdefALSA-2020:3662
Rocky Linux:8libzip0:1.5.2-1.module+el8.4.0+414+2e7afcddRLSA-2020:3662
Rocky Linux:8php0:7.3.20-1.module+el8.4.0+414+2e7afcddRLSA-2020:3662
Rocky Linux:8php-pear1:1.10.9-1.module+el8.4.0+414+2e7afcddRLSA-2020:3662
Rocky Linux:8php-pecl-apcu0:5.1.17-1.module+el8.4.0+414+2e7afcddRLSA-2020:3662
Rocky Linux:8php-pecl-rrd0:2.0.1-1.module+el8.4.0+414+2e7afcddRLSA-2020:3662
Rocky Linux:8php-pecl-xdebug0:2.8.0-1.module+el8.4.0+414+2e7afcddRLSA-2020:3662
Rocky Linux:8php-pecl-zip0:1.15.4-1.module+el8.4.0+414+2e7afcddRLSA-2020:3662

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
PHP Group PHP 7.2.x below 7.2.297.3.x below 7.3.167.4.x below 7.4.4

Weakness: CWE-170 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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