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CVE-2016-5873

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP URL parsing functions in pecl_http before 3.0.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via non-printable characters in a URL.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17

https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1

https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-23

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0506