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CVE-2015-8617
CRITICAL
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.
Published: Jan 19, 2016
Modified: May 6, 2026
CWE-134
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| php | php | 7.0.1 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-cvfg-5hfc-wcq7
Format string vulnerability in the zend_throw_or_error function in Zend/zend_execute_API.c in PHP...
References (8)
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105 Exploit
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105 Exploit
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
21.88%
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
45.8 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub