CVE-2020-1899
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for...
CVE-2020-1899 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Facebook Hhvm, published March 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.22%EPSS, 69th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for APC serialization. This type code allowed arbitrary memory addresses to be accessed as if they were static StringData objects. This issue affected HHVM prior to v4.32.3, between versions 4.33.0 and 4.56.0, 4.57.0, 4.58.0, 4.58.1, 4.59.0, 4.60.0, 4.61.0, 4.62.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
hhvmUbuntu:16.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 3.11.0+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 | None known |
hhvmUbuntu:18.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 3.21.0+dfsg-23.21.0+dfsg-2build13.21.0+dfsg-2build23.21.0+dfsg-2build33.21.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2 | None known |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for APC serialization. This type code allowed arbitrary memory addresses to be accessed as if they were static StringData objects. This issue affected HHVM prior to v4.32.3, between versions 4.33.0 and 4.56.0, 4.57.0, 4.58.0, 4.58.1, 4.59.0, 4.60.0, 4.61.0, 4.62.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-1899- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-822, CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for APC serialization. This type code allowed arbitrary memory addresses to be accessed as if they were static StringData objects. This issue affected HHVM prior to v4.32.3, between versions 4.33.0 and 4.56.0, 4.57.0, 4.58.0, 4.58.1, 4.59.0, 4.60.0, 4.61.0, 4.62.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-1899- Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12725No score
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for APC serialization. This type code allowed arbitrary memory addresses to be accessed as if they were static StringData objects. This issue affected HHVM prior to v4.32.3, between versions 4.33.0 and 4.56.0, 4.57.0, 4.58.0, 4.58.1, 4.59.0, 4.60.0, 4.61.0, 4.62.0.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12725- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqh4-hp5h-w6qjNo score
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for...
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for APC serialization. This type code allowed arbitrary memory addresses to be accessed as if they were static StringData objects. This issue affected HHVM prior to v4.32.3, between versions 4.33.0 and 4.56.0, 4.57.0, 4.58.0, 4.58.1, 4.59.0, 4.60.0, 4.61.0, 4.62.0.
- Record
GHSA-hqh4-hp5h-w6qj- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for APC serialization. This type code allowed arbitrary memory addresses to be accessed as if they were static StringData objects. This issue affected HHVM prior to v4.32.3, between versions 4.33.0 and 4.56.0, 4.57.0, 4.58.0, 4.58.1, 4.59.0, 4.60.0, 4.61.0, 4.62.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-1899- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-1899
The unserialize() function supported a type code, "S", which was meant to be supported only for APC serialization. This type code allowed arbitrary memory addresses to be accessed as if they were static StringData objects. This issue affected HHVM prior to v4.32.3, between versions 4.33.0 and 4.56.0, 4.57.0, 4.58.0, 4.58.1, 4.59.0, 4.60.0, 4.61.0, 4.62.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1899- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.