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CVE-2021-21708

HIGH · CVSS 8.2 EPSS 3.00%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-02-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-21708
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.2
EPSS
3.00%

Original NVD Description

In PHP versions 7.4.x below 7.4.28, 8.0.x below 8.0.16, and 8.1.x below 8.1.3, when using filter functions with FILTER_VALIDATE_FLOAT filter and min/max limits, if the filter fails, there is a possibility to trigger use of allocated memory after free, which can result it crashes, and potentially in overwrite of other memory chunks and RCE. This issue affects: code that uses FILTER_VALIDATE_FLOAT with min/max limits.

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