CVE-2017-5358
Stack-based buffer overflows in php_Easycom5_3_0.dll in EasyCom for PHP 4.0.0.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the server argument to the (1) i5_connect, (2) i5_pconnect, or (3) i5_private_connect API function.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflows in php_Easycom5_3_0.dll in EasyCom for PHP 4.0.0.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the server argument to the (1) i5_connect, (2) i5_pconnect, or (3) i5_private_connect API function.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.15% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 22 February 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- easycom-aura/easycom for php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 8.6% on 21 September 2026 to 12.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/EASYCOM-PHP-API-BUFFER-OVERFLOW.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141299/EasyCom-AS400-PHP-API-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/60Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96419Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41425/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/EASYCOM-PHP-API-BUFFER-OVERFLOW.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141299/EasyCom-AS400-PHP-API-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/60Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96419Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41425/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.