CVE-2017-6441
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…
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- mitre
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 32 days later
· 32 days later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74146 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/2396 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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