# 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 t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/6
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-12
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e5246580a85f031e1a3b8064edbaa55c1643a451
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99607
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73773

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