Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7398
CVE-2016-7398
Description
A type confusion vulnerability in the merge_param() function of php_http_params.c in PHP's pecl-http extension 3.1.0beta2 (PHP 7) and earlier as well as 2.6.0beta2 (PHP 5) and earlier allows attackers to crash PHP and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.5.6
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/17137d4ab1ce81a2cee0fae842340a344ef3da83nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00022.htmlnvd
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