php: Format string vulnerability in class name error message
Published Jan 19, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 22.81%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
php54-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
php55-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php56-php
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php54-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php55-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php56-php | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.81% (0.22811) | 97.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 22.81% (0.22811) | 97.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 18.32% (0.18321) | 97.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 22.81% (0.22811) | 97.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 18.32% (0.18321) | 97.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 22.81% (0.22811) | 97.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 18.32% (0.18321) | 97.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 22.81% (0.22811) | 97.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 18.32% (0.18321) | 97.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 22.81% (0.22811) | 97.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 23.87% (0.23871) | 97.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 21.88% (0.21883) | 95.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 27.14% (0.27141) | 96.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 34.60% (0.34601) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.25% (0.33254) | 95.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 34.60% (0.34601) | 96.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 16.40% (0.16397) | 95.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.76% (0.13761) | 95.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.56% (0.17560) | 95.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.75% (0.12753) | 95.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.75% (0.12753) | 95.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.75% (0.12753) | 90.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8617 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293880 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8617
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8617
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8617 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293880 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8617 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8617 |
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