CVE-2016-6874 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The array_*_recursive functions in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, related to recursion.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00571.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Facebook	Hhvm

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7759	The array_*_recursive functions in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, related to recursion.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/1
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/05e706d98f748f609b19d8697e490eaab5007d69

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-17T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.417Z

Reserved: 2016-08-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6874

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-17T17:59:01.107

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-6874

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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