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Vulnerability details: VCID-j3tj-mxke-1kga
Vulnerability ID VCID-j3tj-mxke-1kga
Aliases CVE-2017-16642
Summary security update
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
System Score Found at
cvssv3 2.9 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-16642.json
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
epss 0.08257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
cvssv3 4.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16642
cvssv3 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16642
Reference id Reference type URL
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-16642.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16642
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11142
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11143
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11144
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11145
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11628
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12932
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12933
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12934
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16642
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5711
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5712
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/derickr/timelib/commit/aa9156006e88565e1f1a5f7cc088b18322d57536
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/5c0455bf2c8cd3c25401407f158e820aa3b239e1
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181123-0001/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4080
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4081
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43133/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101745
1512057 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1512057
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-16642 Exploit https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75055
CVE-2017-16642 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/43133.php
CVE-2017-16642 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16642
RHSA-2018:1296 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
RHSA-2019:2519 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2519
USN-3566-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3566-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Nov. 9, 2017
Description PHP 7.1.8 - Heap Buffer Overflow
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Nov. 9, 2017
Exploit type dos
Platform multiple
Source update date Nov. 14, 2017
Source URL https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75055
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-16642.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16642
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16642
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.92198
EPSS Score 0.08257
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:19:07.921654+00:00 Debian Oval Importer Import https://www.debian.org/security/oval/oval-definitions-stretch.xml.bz2 38.0.0