CVE-2015-8617 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the zend_throw_or_error function in Zend/zend_execute_API.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a string that is misused as a class name, leading to incorrect error handling.

Published: 2016-01-19

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 21.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.21883.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8617
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8617

History

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Subscriptions

Php Php

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-01-19T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:43.705Z

Reserved: 2015-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8617

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-19T05:59:07.560

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8617

Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-12-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8617 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-134

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