CVE-2016-9137

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: January 04, 2017 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CURLFile implementation in ext/curl/curl_file.c in PHP before 5.6.27 and 7.x before 7.0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data that is mishandled during __wakeup processing.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0e6fe3a4c96be2d3e88389a5776f878021b4c59f
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3698
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/01/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93577
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73147
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0e6fe3a4c96be2d3e88389a5776f878021b4c59f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/01/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93577
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73147
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.3%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Affected Vendors

php

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