High severity · published Sep 17, 2016
CVE-2016-7416
ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 does not properly restrict the locale length provided to the Locale class in the ICU library,…
7.5
CVSS
6.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 does not properly restrict the locale length provided to the Locale class in the ICU library, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a MessageFormatter::formatMessage call with a long first argument.
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)6.7% · higher than 94% 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; 7.0.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2; 7.0.3; 7.0.4; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7416
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7416
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93008
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
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