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CVE-2016-3078

74
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3078 describes multiple integer overflows in the zip extension (php_zip.c) of PHP versions prior to 7.0.6. Specifically, crafted calls to getFromIndex or getFromName within the ZipArchive class can trigger these overflows. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a heap-based buffer overflow, leading to an application crash, and potentially other unspecified impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code (EDB-39742) is publicly available, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
56.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39742 · Apr 28, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5613 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3078Important

php: Heap overflow caused by integer overflow when reading zip files in ZipArchive

Apr 28, 2016

References

bugs.php.net / bug.php
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
github.com / php/php-src/commit/3b8d4de300854b3517c7acb239b84f7726c1353c
PatchThird Party Advisory
php.net / ChangeLog-7.php
Release NotesVendor Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2016-3078
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/39742
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/1
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035701
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry