CVE-2016-5873

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5873
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-23 21:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the HTTP URL parsing functions in pecl_http before 3.0.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via non-printable characters in a URL.

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | 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 Php Pecl Http All rc1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE Request - PECL-HTTP 3.0.0 Buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
PECL HTTP: Remote execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201612-17) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request - PECL-HTTP 3.0.0 Buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
September 2017 PHP Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
fix bug #71719 (Buffer overflow in HTTP url parsing functions) · m6w6/ext-http@3724cd7 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
pecl_http CVE-2016-5873 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
PHP :: Sec Bug #71719 :: Buffer overflow in HTTP url parsing functions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net Exploit, Vendor Advisory
PECL :: Package :: pecl_http :: 3.0.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pecl.php.net Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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