Critical severity · published Jan 19, 2016
CVE-2015-8617
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…
9.8
CVSS
22.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)22.8% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
7.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8617
Vendor Advisory
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543
Exploit
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105
github.com
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e
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