VDB
CVE-2016-7478
CVE-2016-7478
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP, possibly 5.x before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Exception object in serialized data, a related issue to CVE-2015-8876.
EPSS 42.40% · 98.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
42.40%
98.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | php5 | 0, 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2, 5.5.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Jan 11, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2024 EPSS Score
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References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7478 third-party-advisory
- http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/12/27/check-point-discovers-three-zero-day-vulnerabilities-web-programming-language-php-7 third-party-advisory
- http://blog.checkpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PHP_Technical_Report.pdf third-party-advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDcaPstAuPk third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3196-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7478 third-party-advisory