Critical severity9.8OSV Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3078

Description

Multiple integer overflows in php_zip.c in the zip extension in PHP before 7.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call to (1) getFromIndex or (2) getFromName in the ZipArchive class.

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Affected products

PHP/PHPOSV3 versions
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0,<7.0.6
- (no CPE)range: <7.0.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/php/php-src/commit/3b8d4de300854b3517c7acb239b84f7726c1353cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/1nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39742/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035701nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3078nvdThird Party Advisory

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