CVE-2016-3171 is a critical vulnerability affecting Drupal 6.x when used with specific older versions of PHP (before 5.4.45, 5.5.29, or 5.6.13). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code due to issues with session data truncation. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), it presents a significant risk, as it can be exploited remotely with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.