CVE-2016-7416
moderate-risk
Published 2016-09-17
ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 does not properly restrict the locale length provided to the Locale class in the ICU library, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a MessageFormatter::formatMessage call with a long first argument.
Do I need to act?
~
2.5% 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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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Vendors
References (20)
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
6/34 · Minimal
Exposure
17/34 · Moderate