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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2015-8617 EUVD-2015-8494GHSA-cvfg-5hfc-wcq7

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 …

Published Jan 19, 2016 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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