vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2016-7416

ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 does not properly restrict the locale length provided to t…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.7%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 does not properly restrict the locale length provided to the Locale class in the ICU library, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a MessageFormatter::formatMessage call with a long first argument.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds
PHP (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/93008 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • php.net /ChangeLog-7.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201611-22 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036836 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:1296 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugs.php.net /bug.php?id=73007 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • php.net /ChangeLog-5.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • tenable.com /security/tns-2016-19 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /php/php-src/commit/6d55ba265637d6adf0ba7e9c9ef11187d1ec2f5b?w=1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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