CVE-2016-7417 Deserialization in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or other impacts via crafted serialized data due to improper validation in PHP's SplArray unserialization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7417?
CVE-2016-7417 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Php Php, published on 17 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ext/spl/spl_array.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 proceeds with SplArray unserialization without validating a return value and data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7417?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7417?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2016-7417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-7417, GHSA-8mxp-vqx2-6mq9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7417.