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CVE-2017-6441

Published: 3 April 2017

** DISPUTED ** The _zval_get_long_func_ex in Zend/zend_operators.c in PHP 7.1.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted use of "declare(ticks=" in a PHP script. NOTE: the vendor disputes the classification of this as a vulnerability, stating "Please do not request CVEs for ordinary bugs. CVEs are relevant for security issues only."

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
disputed, not a security issue

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
php5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Ignored

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

php7.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (7.0.18)
xenial Ignored

yakkety Ignored

zesty Ignored

php7.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (7.1.4)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/2396

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H