High severity · published Sep 17, 2016
CVE-2016-7418
The php_wddx_push_element function in ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access and…
7.5
CVSS
11.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The php_wddx_push_element function in ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access and out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an incorrect boolean element in a wddxPacket XML document, leading to mishandling in a wddx_deserialize 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)11.4% · 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 5.6.25; 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-2016-7418
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7418
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/93011
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
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