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CVE-2019-11043 — PHP FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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 exec

CVSS
8.7 HIGH
EPSS
94.05% (top 0.10%)
CWE
CWE-120
Published
2019-10-28T14:19:04.252Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:45:28.408Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-03-25
BOD 22-01 due
2022-04-15
Ransomware use
Known

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
PHPPHP7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-03-25. Ransomware use: Known.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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