CVE-2019-9020

Name: CVE-2019-9020
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-02-22T23:29:00.33+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 9.79%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-9020 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1. Invalid input to the function xmlrpc_decode() can lead to an invalid memory access (heap out of bounds read or read after free). EPSS estimates a 9.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1. Invalid input to the function xmlrpc_decode() can lead to an invalid memory access (heap out of bounds read or read after free). This is related to xml_elem_parse_buf in ext/xmlrpc/libxmlrpc/xml_element.c.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

9.79%

94.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Php	Php	< 5.6.40
Php	Php	>= 7.0.0, < 7.1.26
Php	Php	>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.14
Php	Php	>= 7.3.0, < 7.3.1
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Netapp	Storage Automation Store	All versions
Opensuse	Leap	42.3

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00083.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00104.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00041.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00044.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107156Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2519
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3299
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77242Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77249Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190321-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3902-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3902-2/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4398Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00083.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00104.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00041.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00044.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107156Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2519
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3299
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77242Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77249Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190321-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3902-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3902-2/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4398Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 22, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-9020?

How severe is CVE-2019-9020?

Severity scoring for CVE-2019-9020 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 9.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9020?

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Source: NVD / NIST