CVE-2016-7417
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.8% (pctl 94)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
ext/spl/spl_array.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 proceeds with SplArray unserialization without validating a return value and data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.84% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-09-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93007
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73029
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/ecb7f58a069be0dec4a6131b6351a761f808f22e?w=1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93007
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73029
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/ecb7f58a069be0dec4a6131b6351a761f808f22e?w=1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
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