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CVE-2016-7480

The SplObjectStorage unserialize implementation in ext/spl/spl_observer.c in PHP before 7.0.12 does not verify that a key is an object,…

Critical9.8EPSS 41.6%
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Updated
Reserved
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Description

The SplObjectStorage unserialize implementation in ext/spl/spl_observer.c in PHP before 7.0.12 does not verify that a key is an object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via crafted serialized data.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-7480, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Critical9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
41.6% · top 1.3% 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

  • PHP before 7.0.12

    • affected PHP before 7.0.12

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