Name: CVE-2015-8617: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-8617, CWE-134, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.22811

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Php	—	Upgrade to PHP version 7.0.1	Feb 1, 2016	Jan 19, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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