CVE-2016-6874 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2017-02-17

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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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.

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.

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

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Subscriptions

Facebook Hhvm

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-17T17:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2016-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6874

Vulnrichment

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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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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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