CVE-2020-7059
published 2020-02-10CVE-2020-7059: When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.27, 7.3.x below 7.3.14 and 7.4.x below 7.4.2 it is possible to…
PriorityP349critical9.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
7.12%
93.5th percentile
When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.27, 7.3.x below 7.3.14 and 7.4.x below 7.4.2 it is possible to supply data that will cause this function to read past the allocated buffer. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | php7.4 | < php7.4 7.4.2-7 (bullseye) | php7.4 7.4.2-7 (bullseye) |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| oracle | communications_diameter_signaling_router | 8.0 – 8.4 | — |
| php | php | >= 7.2.0 < 7.2.27 | 7.2.27 |
| php | php | >= 7.3.0 < 7.3.14 | 7.3.14 |
| php | php | >= 7.4.0 < 7.4.2 | 7.4.2 |
| php5 | php5 | >= 0 < 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm10 | 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm10 |
| php_group | php | >= 7.2.x < 7.2.27 | 7.2.27 |
| php_group | php | >= 7.3.x < 7.3.14 | 7.3.14 |
| php_group | php | >= 7.4.x < 7.4.2 | 7.4.2 |
| tenable | tenable.sc | < 5.19.0 | 5.19.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.06.4MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
osv9.1CRITICAL
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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CISA ICS
Festo Didactic SE MES PC
cisa_ics·2026-01-27·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] Festo Didactic SE MES PC
ICS Advisory
##
Festo Didactic SE MES PC
Release DateJanuary 27, 2026
Alert CodeICSA-26-027-02
Related topics:
Industrial Control System Vulnerabilities, Industrial Control Systems
View CSAF
## Summary
MES PCs shipped with Windows 10 come pre-installed with XAMPP. XAMPP is a bundle of third-party open-source applications including the Apache HTTP Server, the MariaDB database and more. From time to time, vulnerabilities in these applications are discovered. These are fixed in newer versions of XAMPP by updating the bundled applications. MES PCs shipped with Windows 10 include a copy of XAMPP which contains around 140 such vulnerabilities listed in this advisory. They can be fixed by replacing XAMPP with Festo Didactic's Factory Control Panel application.
The
Ubuntu
PHP regression
vendor_ubuntu·2020-02-19·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9253 [MEDIUM] PHP regression
Title: PHP regression
Summary: USN-4279-1 introduced a regression in PHP.
USN-4279-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. The updated packages caused a regression.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2015-9253)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-7059)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affect
Ubuntu
PHP vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-02-17·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9253 [MEDIUM] PHP vulnerabilities
Title: PHP vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2015-9253)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-7059)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2020-7060)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary chang
Red Hat
php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex
vendor_redhat·2020-01-23·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-7059 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex
php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex
When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.27, 7.3.x below 7.3.14 and 7.4.x below 7.4.2 it is possible to supply data that will cause this function to read past the allocated buffer. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: php53 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: php:7.2/php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Will not fix
Package: rh-php72-php (Red Hat Software Collections) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2020-7059: php7.4 - When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-7059 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-7059: php7.4 - When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7...
When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.27, 7.3.x below 7.3.14 and 7.4.x below 7.4.2 it is possible to supply data that will cause this function to read past the allocated buffer. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.
Scope: local
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 7.4.2-7)
GHSA
GHSA-q8qf-vj8v-x7r9: When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-7059 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-q8qf-vj8v-x7r9: When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7
When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.27, 7.3.x below 7.3.14 and 7.4.x below 7.4.2 it is possible to supply data that will cause this function to read past the allocated buffer. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.
OSV
php7.0 regression
osv·2020-02-19·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9253 [MEDIUM] php7.0 regression
php7.0 regression
USN-4279-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. The updated packages caused a regression.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2015-9253)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-7059)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
a
OSV
php5, php7.0, php7.2, php7.3 vulnerabilities
osv·2020-02-17·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9253 [MEDIUM] php5, php7.0, php7.2, php7.3 vulnerabilities
php5, php7.0, php7.2, php7.3 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2015-9253)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-7059)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2020-7060)
OSV
CVE-2020-7059: When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7
osv·2020-02-10·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2020-7059 [CRITICAL] CVE-2020-7059: When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7
When using fgetss() function to read data with stripping tags, in PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.27, 7.3.x below 7.3.14 and 7.4.x below 7.4.2 it is possible to supply data that will cause this function to read past the allocated buffer. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-7059 php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex
bugzilla·2020-02-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-7059 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-7059 php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex
CVE-2020-7059 php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex
A flaw was found in php before 7.4.2. An out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex may lead to denial of service or potentially disclosure of sensitive data.
Upstream issue:
https://bugs.php.net/79099
Discussion:
Created php tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1797777]
---
Upstream patch for this issue:
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=0f79b1bf301f455967676b5129240140c5c45b09
---
This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Via RHSA-2020:3662 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3662
---
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-7059
--
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-7059 php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-02-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-7059 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-7059 php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex [fedora-all]
CVE-2020-7059 php: Out of bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fe
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00023.htmlhttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79099https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00030.htmlhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/27https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/31https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2021/Jan/3https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-57https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200221-0002/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4279-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4626https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4628https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00023.htmlhttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79099https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00030.htmlhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/27https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/31https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2021/Jan/3https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-57https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200221-0002/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4279-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4626https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4628https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14
2020-02-10
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