VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5873
Buffer overflow in the HTTP URL parsing functions in pecl_http before 3.0.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via non-printable characters in a URL.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the HTTP URL parsing functions in pecl_http before 3.0.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via non-printable characters in a URL.
- 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
- 4.70% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- php/pecl http
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97acPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97acPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.