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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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.