CVE-2020-1898 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-1898

The fb_unserialize function did not impose a depth limit for...

Vulnerability Description

The fb_unserialize function did not impose a depth limit for nested deserialization. That meant a maliciously constructed string could cause deserialization to recurse, leading to stack exhaustion. 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

HHVM
Vulnerable Versions:
4.62.1, 4.62.0, 4.61.1, 4.61.0, 4.60.1, 4.60.0, 4.59.1, 4.59.0, 4.58.2, 4.58.0, 4.57.1, 4.57.0, 4.56.1, 4.33.0, 4.32.3, unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: March 11th, 2021
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.