CVE-2016-5873

moderate-risk
Published 2017-01-23

Buffer 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.

Do I need to act?

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4.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Fix available
Upgrade to: 3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Pecl Http

Affected Vendors

Php

References (16)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863
Exploit https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719
Patch https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac
Release Notes https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863
Exploit https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719
Patch https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac
Release Notes https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal