# Quarkslab and OSTIF: its php2shell risk register

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The fractal risk register for Quarkslab and OSTIF: 1 risks assigned to it or arriving through its parts, the part it plays in each and who it shares them with.

[Stakeholders](../index.html) / [Everyone with PHP in the path](../../../grc/stakeholders/world/index.html) / [The finders](../../../grc/stakeholders/finders/index.html) / Quarkslab and OSTIF

# Quarkslab and OSTIF: its risk register

The 2024 audit, funded through OSTIF and the Sovereign Tech Agency, that found the out-of-memory issue without its exploitation.

**Kind** organisation · **Assigned here** 1 · **In its register** 1 · in the story as [Quarkslab, OSTIF](../../../actors/index.html#quarkslab)

## The register

Assigned here, or arriving through a part of this stakeholder. The part played is the one recorded for whoever holds the assignment.

| Risk | Rating | Kind | Part played | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [R08-1 A known bug left unexploited, then unfixed, for two years](../../../grc/risks/r08-1/index.html) | **16** high | Strategic | **informer** | [NIST SSDF PW.7](../../../grc/frameworks/ssdf/index.html#c-pw-7), [NIST SSDF RV.2](../../../grc/frameworks/ssdf/index.html#c-rv-2), [Cyber Resilience Act Art.24](../../../grc/frameworks/cra/index.html#c-art-24), [ISO/IEC 27001 A.8.25](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-8-25) |

## Where its risks sit

| Likelihood / impact | 1 Minor | 2 Moderate | 3 Significant | 4 Major | 5 Severe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Happening | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| 4 Likely | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 [R08-1](../../../grc/risks/r08-1/index.html) | 20 |
| 3 Possible | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 Unlikely | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1 Rare | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

## Who it shares risks with

[The PHP project](../../../grc/stakeholders/php-project/index.html) (1), [The PHP Foundation](../../../grc/stakeholders/php-foundation/index.html) (1)

## The standards its register touches

[NIST SSDF](../../frameworks/ssdf/index.html) (2), [Cyber Resilience Act](../../frameworks/cra/index.html) (1), [ISO/IEC 27001](../../frameworks/iso27001/index.html) (1)


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