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CVE-2018-19935

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-19935 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the ext/imap/php_imap.c component of PHP versions 5.x and 7.x prior to 7.3.0, affecting Debian and PHP installations. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a denial of service by providing an empty string to the imap_mail function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no known exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor is it listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.6.0, < 5.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0628 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: rh-php70-php

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-19935Low

php: NULL pointer dereference in ext/imap/php_imap.c resulting in a denial of service

Oct 16, 2018

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00041.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00044.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.php.net / bug.php
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20181221-0003
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4353
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106143
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry