VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8617

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability22.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Primary references