CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-10161

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The object_common1 function in PHP before 5.6.30, 7.0.x before 7.0.15, and 7.1.x before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted serialized data that is mishandled in a finish_nested_data call.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the application, potentially leading to service downtime for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update PHP to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the application for unauthorized access attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The object_common1 function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.c in PHP before 5.6.30, 7.0.x before 7.0.15, and 7.1.x before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via crafted serialized data that is mishandled in a finish_nested_data call.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS