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CVE-2016-7417 Detail

Description

ext/spl/spl_array.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 proceeds with SplArray unserialization without validating a return value and data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10 CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php CVE, MITRE Release Notes 
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php CVE, MITRE Release Notes 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93007 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296 CVE, MITRE
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73029 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/ecb7f58a069be0dec4a6131b6351a761f808f22e?w=1 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 CVE, MITRE
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7417
NVD Published Date:
09/17/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE