Deserialization in PHP
CVE-2016-7124
ext/standard/var_unserializer.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 mishandles certain invalid objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data that leads to a (1) __destruct call or (2) magic method call.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.166 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.166 · newest: 0.166 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PHP — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php (Release Notes)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036680 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92756 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.php.net/bug.php (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (Release Notes)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/9 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- github.com/php/php-src/commit/20ce2fe8e3c211a42fee05a461a5881be9a8790e (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7124?
- CVE-2016-7124 is a critical-severity vulnerability in PHP, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7124?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7124 known to be exploited?
- 21 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.