CVE-2025-6491
MEDIUMDescription
In PHP versions:8.1.* before 8.1.33, 8.2.* before 8.2.29, 8.3.* before 8.3.23, 8.4.* before 8.4.10 when parsing XML data in SOAP extensions, overly large (>2Gb) XML namespace prefix may lead to null pointer dereference. This may lead to crashes and affect the availability of the target server.
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CVSS v3.1 Score
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| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
| php | php |
| php | php |
| php | php |
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