Vulnerability in PHP Ext-Http
CVE-2016-7398
A type confusion vulnerability in the merge_param() function of php_http_params.c in PHP's pecl-http extension 3.1.0beta2 (PHP 7) and earlier as well as 2.6.0beta2 (PHP 5) and earlier allows attackers to crash PHP and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.068 (93.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.068 · newest: 0.068 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PHP Ext-Http — versions 2.6.0, 3.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.php.net/bug.php (Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/17137d4ab1ce81a2cee0fae842340a344ef3da83 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.php.net/bug.php (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00022.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7398?
- CVE-2016-7398 is a critical-severity vulnerability in PHP Ext-Http, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7398?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7398 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.