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CVE-2016-4070

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4070 describes an integer overflow in the php_raw_url_encode function within PHP versions before 5.5.34, 5.6.20, and 7.0.5, allowing a denial of service via a long string to rawurlencode. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to application crashes. While the vendor questioned its security impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.5.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0572 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (21)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7
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redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: php
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php53
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: php54-php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: php55-php

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-4070Moderate

php: Integer overflow in php_raw_url_encode

Mar 11, 2016

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00033.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00056.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
bugs.php.net / bug.php
Exploit
git.php.net
h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
support.apple.com / HT206567
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3560
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
php.net / ChangeLog-7.php
securityfocus.com / bid/85801
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2952-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2952-2