CVE-2024-2757

PHP mb_encode_mimeheader runs endlessly for some inputs

High · published April 29, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
2%
Percentile
79.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In PHP 8.3.* before 8.3.5, function mb_encode_mimeheader() runs endlessly for some inputs that contain long strings of non-space characters followed by a space. This could lead to a potential DoS attack if a hostile user sends data to an application that uses this function.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01924 · 79.8th percentile
Published
2024-04-29T03:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 APR 03:49Z
    PHP mb_encode_mimeheader runs endlessly for some inputs
    cvelistv5