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CVE-2019-11048

php: Integer wraparounds when receiving multipart forms

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 14, 2020

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in PHP under a non-default configuration, where it was vulnerable to integer wraparounds during the reception of a multipart POST request. This flaw allows a remote attacker to repeatedly crash PHP and fill the filesystem with temporary PHP files, resulting in a denial of service.

Statement

The severity of this issue is considered Moderate because it requires an unlikely large post_max_size to be configured.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Ensure that post_max_size is set to a value less than 2GB, or remains default.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound