CRITICAL
Infinite recursion in wddx in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors
Published Feb 17, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.22%
Description
Infinite recursion in wddx in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.22% 0.02219
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02219
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02219) | 82.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02219) | 80.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00464) | 62.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 69.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 67.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 63.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/1888810e77b446a79a7674784d5f139fcfa605e2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/1888810e77b446a79a7674784d5f139fcfa605e2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 17, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 18, 2016
Link CVE-2016-6875
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a