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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 6.8%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.8% · top 6.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73055 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/17137d4ab1ce81a2cee0fae842340a344ef3da83 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73055&edit=1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190920 [SECURITY] [DLA 1929-1] php-pecl-http security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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