CVE-2016-10034

Summary

CVECVE-2016-10034
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-30 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe setFrom function in the Sendmail adapter in the zend-mail component before 2.4.11, 2.5.x, 2.6.x, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2, and Zend Framework before 2.4.11 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted e-mail address.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.823220000 probability, percentile 0.992340000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-77 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Zend Zend-mail 2.5.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend-mail 2.5.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend-mail 2.5.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend-mail 2.6.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend-mail 2.6.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend-mail 2.6.2 All All All
Application Zend Zend-mail 2.7.0 All All All
Application Zend Zend-mail 2.7.1 All All All
Application Zend Zend-mail All All All All
Application Zend Zend Framework All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Zend Framework 'zend-mail' Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ZendFramework-Exploit-ZendMail-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10034-Vuln af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 legalhackers.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
PHPMailer < 5.2.20 / SwiftMailer < 5.4.5-DEV / Zend Framework / zend-mail < 2.4.11 - 'AIO' 'PwnScriptum' Remote Code Execution - PHP webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Zend Framework / zend-mail < 2.4.11 - Remote Code Execution - PHP webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Zend Framework Input Validation Flaw in zend-mail Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Zend Framework - Advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 framework.zend.com Exploit, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
PHPMailer < 5.2.20 with Exim MTA - Remote Code Execution - PHP webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Zend Framework: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201804-10) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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