The SplObjectStorage unserialize implementation in ext/spl/spl_observer.c in PHP before 7.0.12 does not verify that a key is an object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via crafted serialized data.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-7480 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 8.1 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity Impact | High |
Availability Impact | High |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-php70-php | Will not fix |
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-php56-php | Will not fix |
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | php | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Will not fix |