Buffer overflow in Php

CVE-2016-7414

The ZIP signature-verification feature in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 does not ensure that the uncompressed_filesize field is large enough, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PHAR archive, related to ext/phar/util.c and ext/phar/zip.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.068 (93.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Php — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7414?
CVE-2016-7414 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Php, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-7414?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.