Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-21708
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 53.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.2
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
Products affected by CVE-2021-21708