High severity · published Jan 24, 2017
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…
7.5
CVSS
13.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.3% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
through 5.6.29; 7.0.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2; 7.0.3; 7.0.4; +11 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10161
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10161
Release Notes
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Release Notes
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3783
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95768
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037659
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
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