CVE-2016-3078
Multiple integer overflows in php_zip.c in the zip extension in PHP before 7.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call to (1)…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 56.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Multiple integer overflows in php_zip.c in the zip extension in PHP before 7.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call to (1) getFromIndex or (2) getFromName in the ZipArchive class.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 56.13% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 April 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 56.1% 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.
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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035701Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71923Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/3b8d4de300854b3517c7acb239b84f7726c1353c?w=1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3078Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39742/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035701Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71923Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/3b8d4de300854b3517c7acb239b84f7726c1353c?w=1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3078Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39742/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.