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CVE-2016-10160

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10160 is a critical off-by-one error in the phar_parse_pharfile function within PHP's PHAR extension, affecting PHP versions before 5.6.30 and 7.0.15, as well as various Debian and NetApp products utilizing these PHP versions. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory corruption) or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted PHAR archive with an alias mismatch. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known active exploits, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.6.0, < 5.6.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0732 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (12)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-php70-php-0:7.0.27-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php70-php-0:7.0.27-1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php70-php-0:7.0.27-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-php70-php-0:7.0.27-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUSFixed in: rh-php70-php-0:7.0.27-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUSFixed in: rh-php70-php-0:7.0.27-1.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php53
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: rh-php56-php

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10160Moderate

php: Off-by-one error in phar_parse_pharfile when loading crafted phar archive

Jan 19, 2017

References

php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
Release NotesVendor Advisory
php.net / ChangeLog-7.php
Release NotesVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1296
Third Party Advisory
bugs.php.net / bug.php
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com / php/php-src/commit/b28b8b2fee6dfa6fcd13305c581bb835689ac3be
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-29
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20180112-0001
Third Party Advisory
tenable.com / security/tns-2017-04
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3783
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95783
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037659
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry