In PHP before 5.6.31, 7.x before 7.0.21, and 7.1.x before 7.1.7, an error in the date extension's timelib_meridian parsing code could be use
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91.7% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: php5 (Debian:7) 5.4.45-0+deb7u9; php5 (Debian:8) 5.6.33+dfsg-0+deb8u1; php7.0 (Debian:9) 7.0.27-0+deb9u1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to php5 (Debian:7) 5.4.45-0+deb7u9; php5 (Debian:8) 5.6.33+dfsg-0+deb8u1; php7.0 (Debian:9) 7.0.27-0+deb9u1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
In PHP before 5.6.31, 7.x before 7.0.21, and 7.1.x before 7.1.7, an error in the date extension's timelib_meridian parsing code could be used by attackers able to supply date strings to leak information from the interpreter, related to ext/date/lib/parse_date.c out-of-bounds reads affecting the php_parse_date function. NOTE: the correct fix is in the e8b7698f5ee757ce2c8bd10a192a491a498f891c commit, not the bd77ac90d3bdf31ce2a5251ad92e9e75 gist.
- Published
- Jul 10, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.8% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.8%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| php | php | cpe:2.3:a:php:php |
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Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- php phpup to 5.6.30 inclusive
- php php7.0.0
- php php7.0.1
- php php7.0.10
- php php7.0.11
- php php7.0.12
- php php7.0.13
- php php7.0.14
- php php7.0.15
- php php7.0.16
- php php7.0.17
- php php7.0.18
- php php7.0.19
- php php7.0.2
- php php7.0.20
- php php7.0.3
- php php7.0.4
- php php7.0.5
- php php7.0.6
- php php7.0.7
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:7 | php5 | before 5.4.45-0+deb7u9 | 5.4.45-0+deb7u9 |
| Debian:8 | php5 | before 5.6.33+dfsg-0+deb8u1 | 5.6.33+dfsg-0+deb8u1 |
| Debian:9 | php7.0 | before 7.0.27-0+deb9u1 | 7.0.27-0+deb9u1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12 | php5 | before 5.5.14-109.5.1 | 5.5.14-109.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12 | php7 | before 7.0.7-50.9.2 | 7.0.7-50.9.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | php53 | before 5.3.17-112.5.1 | 5.3.17-112.5.1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:php5 | 5.4.45-0+deb7u9 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:php7.0 | 7.0.27-0+deb9u1 · Debian:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:php5 | 5.5.14-109.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:php53 | 5.3.17-112.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:php7 | 7.0.7-50.9.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/6
- php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99550
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74819
- gist.github.com/anonymous/bd77ac90d3bdf31ce2a5251ad92e9e75
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4080
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4081
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-12
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.