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CVE-2015-8617
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…
Critical9.8EPSS 22.8%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 22.8% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1034543 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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