CVE-2024-8932 | OOB access in ldap_escape

In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.31, 8.2.* before 8.2.26, 8.3.* before 8.3.14, uncontrolled long string inputs to ldap_escape() function on 32-bit systems can cause an integer overflow, resulting in an out-of-bounds write.

Published: 2024-11-22 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-8932 is rated Moderate Risk (59.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-8932

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-01 0.38% 0.35% -0.03%
2 2026-04-13 0.29% 0.38% +0.09%
3 2026-01-20 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-8932

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-8932

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-8932

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-8932: 1 source package rows (php83); 4 state rows across 4 repos (3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 4, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-8932
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-8932 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (php7.4, php8.2), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-8932
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8932
suse high CVE-2024-8932 severity important: SUSE including 269 source package names (8.2.26-47.4:apache2-mod_php8-8.2.26-150600.3.9.1, 8.2.26-47.4:php8-8.2.26-150600.3.9.1, …), 1373 product×package rows across 28 product lines (Container bci/php, Container bci/php-apache, … (28 product lines)): Known Not Affected 1139, Fixed 234. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8932/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-8932 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (php5, php7.0, php7.2, php7.4, php8.1, php8.3), 45 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 32, needs-triage 8, released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8932

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-8932

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
php php >= 8.1.0, < 8.1.31 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.26 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp ontap 9 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-8932

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