CVE-2016-10161
The object_common1 function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.c in PHP before 5.6.30, 7.0.x before 7.0.15, and 7.1.x before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted serialized data…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The object_common1 function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.c in PHP before 5.6.30, 7.0.x before 7.0.15, and 7.1.x before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted serialized data that is mishandled in a finish_nested_data call.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.31% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 13.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3783
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95768Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73825Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/16b3003ffc6393e250f069aa28a78dc5a2c064b2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3783
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95768Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73825Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/16b3003ffc6393e250f069aa28a78dc5a2c064b2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.