** 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."
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-6441 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-php70-php | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-php56-php | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | php | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Not affected |
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