CVE-2019-11043

Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 28, 2019 at 02:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:12 AM UTC
23 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 100%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score99.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 99.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

In some versions of PHP in certain configurations of FPM setup, it is possible to cause FPM module to write past allocated buffers allowing the possibility of remote code execution.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Known
Added to KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Remediation Due
Apr 15, 2022
1658 days overdue

Description

In PHP versions 7.1.x below 7.1.33, 7.2.x below 7.2.24 and 7.3.x below 7.3.11 in certain configurations of FPM setup it is possible to cause FPM module to write past allocated buffers into the space reserved for FCGI protocol data, thus opening the possibility of remote code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

PHP· PHPdrupal
95%
7.1.0 ≤ v < 7.1.337.1.x ≤ v < 7.1.337.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.247.2.x ≤ v < 7.2.247.3.0 ≤ v < 7.3.117.3.x ≤ v < 7.3.117.1.x7.2.x7.3.x
Affected range stops below 7.1.33, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.3.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (28)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00011.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00014.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/40
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3286
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3287
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3299
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3300

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120CWE-787

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