CVE-2016-7417 is a critical vulnerability affecting PHP versions before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11, specifically within the ext/spl/spl_array.c component. It stems from improper validation during SplArray unserialization, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other impacts through crafted serialized data. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, posing high risks to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.6.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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