Use After Free in PHP

CVE-2017-12934

ext/standard/var_unserializer.re in PHP 7.0.x before 7.0.21 and 7.1.x before 7.1.7 is prone to a heap use after free while unserializing untrusted data, related to the zval_get_type function in Zend/zend_types.h. Exploitation of this issue can have an unspecified impact on the integrity of PHP.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-12934: held from 0.036 to 0.036.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • PHP — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12934?
CVE-2017-12934 is a high-severity vulnerability in PHP, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-12934?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.