# CVE-2015-8980: The plural form formula in ngettext family of calls in php-gettext before 1.0.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a php-gettext: before 1.0.12

## Description

The plural form formula in ngettext family of calls in php-gettext before 1.0.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PHP, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95754
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367462
- https://lwn.net/Alerts/708838/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/76
- https://launchpad.net/php-gettext/trunk/1.0.12

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