CVE-2016-5873 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Php	Pecl Http

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php:pecl_http:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719
https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac
https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:15:09.010Z

Reserved: 2016-06-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5873

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:01.813

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-5873

Redhat

No data.

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