CVE-2016-5873 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 4.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6807	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.

The EPSS score is 0.04743.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Php Pecl Http

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2016-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5873

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5873

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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