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CVE-2017-12933

CRITICALEPSS 93th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The finish_nested_data function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.re in PHP before 5.6.31, 7.0.x before 7.0.21, and 7.1.x before 7.1.7 is prone to a buffer over-read while unserializing untrusted data. Exploitation of this issue can have an unspecified impact on the integrity of PHP.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libapache2-mod-php5Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.23USN-3566-1
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm2USN-3566-2
php5Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm2USN-3566-2
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.23USN-3566-1
php5-cgiUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.23USN-3566-1
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm2USN-3566-2
php5-cliUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm2USN-3566-2
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.23USN-3566-1
php5-fpmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.23USN-3566-1
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm2USN-3566-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

6.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days
93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

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