Is CVE-2016-7398 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-7398 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-7398?

CVE-2016-7398 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-7398?

CVE-2016-7398 has an EPSS score of 6.80% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7398?

Upgrade php-pecl-http on debian 11 to 3.1.0+2.6.0-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7398

CRITICALEPSS 93th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-704

How to fix

Remediation Available

php-pecl-httpDebian

Fixed in:3.1.0+2.6.0-1CVE-2016-7398

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

6.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit2

Other references1

lists.debian.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.