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CVE-2017-9119

CRITICALEPSS 88th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The i_zval_ptr_dtor function in Zend/zend_variables.h in PHP 7.1.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering crafted operations on array data structures.

How to fix

Remediation Available
php7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm3USN-5300-1
php7.0-cgiUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm3USN-5300-1
php7.0-cliUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm3USN-5300-1
php7.0-fpmUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm3USN-5300-1
php7.2Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.11USN-5300-2
php7.2-cgiUbuntu
Fixed in:7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.11USN-5300-2
php7.2-cliUbuntu
Fixed in:7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.11USN-5300-2
php7.2-fpmUbuntu
Fixed in:7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.11USN-5300-2
php7.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10USN-5300-2
php7.4-cgiUbuntu
Fixed in:7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10USN-5300-2
php7.4-cliUbuntu
Fixed in:7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10USN-5300-2
php7.4-fpmUbuntu
Fixed in:7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10USN-5300-2

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

3.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days
88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

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