Description
Multiple integer overflows in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to the (1) php_escape_shell_cmd or (2) php_escape_shell_arg function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published: 2016-01-19
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2997 Multiple integer overflows in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to the (1) php_escape_shell_cmd or (2) php_escape_shell_arg function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00337}

epss

{'score': 0.00273}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:40.037Z

Reserved: 2016-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1904

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-19T05:59:09.373

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1904

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1904 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses