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CVE-2015-8980

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8980 is a critical vulnerability in php-gettext before version 1.0.12, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a flaw in the plural form formula used by ngettext family calls. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While the vulnerability is critical and has a high FAUCET risk score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php-gettext_project:php-gettext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0671 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/76
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
launchpad.net / php-gettext/trunk/1.0.12
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
lwn.net / Alerts/708838
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95754
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry