CVE-2016-7398
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 6, 2019 at 06:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorExt HTTP
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73055x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73055&edit=1x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/17137d4ab1ce81a2cee0fae842340a344ef3da83Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00022.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-704
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