Critical severity · published Sep 17, 2016
CVE-2016-7411
ext/standard/var_unserializer.re in PHP before 5.6.26 mishandles object-deserialization failures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or…
9.8
CVSS
5.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ext/standard/var_unserializer.re in PHP before 5.6.26 mishandles object-deserialization failures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unserialize call that references a partially constructed object.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.6% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
through 5.6.25 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7411
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7411
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93009
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836
Exploit
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73052
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/6a7cc8ff85827fa9ac715b3a83c2d9147f33cd43?w=1
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