CVE-2015-8617

php: Format string vulnerability in class name error message

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Published Jan 19, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 22.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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

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Advisories

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Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 22.8% (22.811% probability within 30 days)

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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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Php Php

Weaknesses

CWE-134

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 19, 2016, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved: Dec 22, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 19, 2016, 5:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Dec 12, 2015, 12:00 AM

Severity: Important
Public date: Dec 12, 2015, 12:00 AM

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