CVE-2020-1899
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for APC serialization. This type code allowed arbitrary memory addresses to be accessed as if they were static StringData objects. This issue affected HHVM prior to v4.32.3, between versions 4.33.0 and 4.56.0, 4.57.0, 4.58.0, 4.58.1, 4.59.0, 4.60.0, 4.61.0, 4.62.0.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (17)
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also known as (3)
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/1107228a5128d3ca1c4add8ac1635d933cbbe2e9cnnvd
- https://hhvm.com/blog/2020/06/30/security-update.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1899cnnvd
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/1107228a5128d3ca1c4add8ac1635d933cbbe2e9enisa_euvd
- https://hhvm.com/blog/2020/06/30/security-update.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/1107228a5128d3ca1c4add8ac1635d933cbbe2e9PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://hhvm.com/blog/2020/06/30/security-update.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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