7.8
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2017-11142
Apache PHP Long Form Variables DoS
Description

In PHP before 5.6.31, 7.x before 7.0.17, and 7.1.x before 7.1.3, remote attackers could cause a CPU consumption denial of service attack by injecting long form variables, related to main/php_variables.c.

INFO

Published Date :

July 10, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-11142 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Php php
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by injecting long form variables.
  • Upgrade PHP to version 5.6.31, 7.0.17, or 7.1.3 or later.
  • Apply the relevant patch provided by your vendor.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-11142 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-11142 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-11142 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Investigating Why AI Detects SARD but Misses CVEs

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Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
4 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : April 25, 2025, 7:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-11142 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-11142 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/6
    Added Reference http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
    Added Reference http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99601
    Added Reference https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73807
    Added Reference https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/0f8cf3b8497dc45c010c44ed9e96518e11e19fc3
    Added Reference https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/a15bffd105ac28fd0dd9b596632dbf035238fda3
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4081
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-12
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4081 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-12 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99601 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/a15bffd105ac28fd0dd9b596632dbf035238fda3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/a15bffd105ac28fd0dd9b596632dbf035238fda3 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php No Types Assigned http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php No Types Assigned http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73807 No Types Assigned https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73807 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/0f8cf3b8497dc45c010c44ed9e96518e11e19fc3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/0f8cf3b8497dc45c010c44ed9e96518e11e19fc3 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/6 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/6 Mailing List
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

38.61 }} 16.77%

score

0.97159

percentile