NULL pointer dereference in PHP
CVE-2016-7131
ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed wddxPacket XML document that is mishandled in a wddx_deserialize call, as demonstrated by a tag that lacks a < (less than) character.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.088 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.088 · newest: 0.088 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PHP — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php (Release Notes)
- github.com/php/php-src/commit/a14fdb9746262549bbbb96abb87338bacd147e1b (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036680 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.php.net/bug.php (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (Release Notes)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92768 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/9 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7131?
- CVE-2016-7131 is a high-severity vulnerability in PHP, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7131?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.