CVE-2016-6870

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    CVE-2016-6870

    Published: 17 Feb 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Out-of-bounds write in the (1) mb_detect_encoding, (2) mb_send_mail, and (3) mb_detect_order functions in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/1, https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/365abe807cab2d60dc9ec307292a06181f77a9c2

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    HHVM-3.14.5
    HHVM-3.14.4
    HHVM-3.14.3
    HHVM-3.14.2
    HHVM-3.14.1
    HHVM-3.14.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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