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TI-2017-06572 Aliases CVE-2017-9120GHSA-v55q-w9j5-69cv

PHP 7.x through 7.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

PHP 7.x through 7.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string because of an Integer overflow in mysqli_real_escape_string.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07562 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 – 7.1.5; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.23; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.10VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 – 7.1.5; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.23; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:2519 Released 2019-08-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-php71-php security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v55q-w9j5-69cv

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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