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CVE-2015-8617 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php CVEVendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105 CVEExploit
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543 CVE
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php [email protected]Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
php php
7.0.1

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8617
NVD Published Date:
Jan 19, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]