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High
CVE-2016-7478
Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP, possibly 5.x before 5.6.28 and 7.x before...
Vulnerability Description
Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP, possibly 5.x before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Exception object in serialized data, a related issue to CVE-2015-8876.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://blog.checkpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PHP_Technical_Report.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95150
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDcaPstAuPk
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
- http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/12/27/check-point-discovers-three-zero-day-vulnerabilities-web-programming-language-php-7
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73093
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
PHP before 5.6.28
Vulnerable Versions:
PHP before 5.6.28
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 11th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.