CVE-2016-6873

Description

Self recursion in compact in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.46%

Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/1	third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/e264f04ae825a5d97758130cf8eec99862517e7e	patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/1	third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6873?: CVE-2016-6873 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6873?: To fix CVE-2016-6873, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6873 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6873 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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