CVE-2016-7411 is a critical vulnerability affecting PHP versions prior to 5.6.26, where improper handling of object-deserialization failures in ext/standard/var_unserializer.re can lead to memory corruption. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts through a crafted unserialize call referencing a partially constructed object. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it has not been widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.6.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.