CVE-2016-7417

9.8 criticalEPSS 6.8%

Critical (9.8) in php php. EPSS 6.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

ext/spl/spl_array.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 proceeds with SplArray unserialization without validating a return value and data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 6.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2016-09-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

php:php

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93007
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836

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