php: buffer overflow in ext/phar/tar.c
Published Mar 11, 2019
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.02%
Description
An issue was discovered in PHP 7.x before 7.1.27 and 7.3.x before 7.3.3. phar_tar_writeheaders_int in ext/phar/tar.c has a buffer overflow via a long link value. NOTE: The vendor indicates that the link value is used only when an archive contains a symlink, which currently cannot happen: "This issue allows theoretical compromise of security, but a practical attack is usually impossible.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
php:7.2/php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php70-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php71-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php72-php
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | php:7.2/php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php70-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php71-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php72-php | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security determined that this flaw was not a security vulnerability. See the Bugzilla link for more details.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 6.02% (0.06021) | 93.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.02% (0.06021) | 92.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 67.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01628) | 80.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 57.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 70.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 57.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01320) | 86.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01320) | 85.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00970) | 81.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00984) | 81.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.15% (0.20148) | 94.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 85.01th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 84.84th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00104.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00012.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00041.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00044.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php x_refsource_MISCProductVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9675 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77586 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1688947 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9675
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3922-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3922-3/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9675
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