Improper input validation in Meta HHVM
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-621Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multipart-file uploads call variables to be improperly registered in the global scope. In cases where variables are not declared explicitly before being used this can lead to unexpected behavior. This affects all supported versions of HHVM prior to the patch (3.25.1, 3.24.5, and 3.21.9 and below).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01913 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HHVM (Facebook): 3.21.10
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HHVM (Facebook) Fixed in 3.21.10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6334
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7mg-wg5h-pcx8
References
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- TI-2021-06352 Heap-based buffer overflow in Meta folly CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08935 An invalid free in mb_detect_order can cause the application to crash or potentially… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05898 Integer overflow in bcmath in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08931 Memory corruption in Meta HHVM CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-6334 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6334 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7mg-wg5h-pcx8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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