# CVE-2018-15503: The unpack implementation in Swoole version 4.0.4 lacks correct size checks in the deserialization process.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The unpack implementation in Swoole version 4.0.4 lacks correct size checks in the deserialization process. An attacker can craft a serialized object to exploit this vulnerability and cause a SEGV.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/swoole/swoole-src/issues/1882
- https://github.com/swoole/swoole-src/commit/4cdbce5d9bf2fe596bb6acd7d6611f9e8c253a76
- https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/swoole-deserialization-cve-2018-15503/

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