CVE-2016-7398
A type confusion vulnerability in the merge_param() function of php_http_params.c in PHP's pecl-http extension 3.1.0beta2 (PHP 7) and earlier as well as 2.6.0beta2 (PHP 5) and earlier allows attackers to crash PHP and possibly execute arbitrary code via…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A type confusion vulnerability in the merge_param() function of php_http_params.c in PHP's pecl-http extension 3.1.0beta2 (PHP 7) and earlier as well as 2.6.0beta2 (PHP 5) and earlier allows attackers to crash PHP and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.
- 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
- 6.80% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-704
- Affected
- php/ext-http
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73055Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73055&edit=1Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/17137d4ab1ce81a2cee0fae842340a344ef3da83Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00022.html
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73055Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73055&edit=1Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/17137d4ab1ce81a2cee0fae842340a344ef3da83Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00022.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.