CVE-2016-6873

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Published Feb 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Self recursion in compact in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

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:facebook:hhvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7758	Self recursion in compact in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

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 Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.219% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/1
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/e264f04ae825a5d97758130cf8eec99862517e7e

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Facebook Hhvm

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 17, 2017, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: Aug 18, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 17, 2017, 5:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

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