CVE-2016-7131 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PHP versions before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10, specifically within the ext/wddx/wddx.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts by providing a malformed wddxPacket XML document to a wddx_deserialize call. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability, requiring no privileges or user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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