🛡️ CVE-2025-1861 on Debian — php7.4
Description
In PHP from 8.1.* before 8.1.32, from 8.2.* before 8.2.28, from 8.3.* before 8.3.19, from 8.4.* before 8.4.5, when parsing HTTP redirect in the response to an HTTP request, there is currently limit on the location value size caused by limited size of the location buffer to 1024. However as per RFC9110, the limit is recommended to be 8000. This may lead to incorrect URL truncation and redirecting to a wrong location.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-1861 as tracked by Debian, for the package php7.4. The fix is available in version 7.4.33-1+deb11u8; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1861 is recorded against 3 packages.
- php7.4 (fixed in 7.4.33-1+deb11u8)
- php8.2 (fixed in 8.2.28-1~deb12u1)
- php8.4 (fixed in 8.4.5-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 30 March 2025 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2025-1861 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| php7.4 | — | 7.4.33-1+deb11u8 |
| php8.2 | — | 8.2.28-1~deb12u1 |
| php8.4 | — | 8.4.5-1 |
References
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Exploit Protection
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