CVE-2015-8617

high-risk
Published 2016-01-19

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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27.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 73% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Php

Affected Vendors

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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal