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CVE-2017-11147

In PHP before 5.6.30 and 7.x before 7.0.15, the PHAR archive handler could be used by attackers supplying malicious archive files to crash the PHP interpreter or potentially disclose information due to a buffer over-read in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from php, from netapp organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-07-10T14:29:00.697

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	php	php	< 5.6.30	Yes
Application	php	php	< 7.0.15	Yes
Application	php	php	< 7.1.1	Yes
Application	netapp	clustered_data_ontap	-	Yes

References

http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e5246580a85f031e1a3b8064edbaa55c1643a451 ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99607 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73773 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-12 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e5246580a85f031e1a3b8064edbaa55c1643a451 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99607 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73773 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-12 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For php's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.