9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-5873
pecl_http Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 23, 2017, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5873 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Php pecl_http
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5873.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719 Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac Patch Vendor Advisory
https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719 Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac Patch Vendor Advisory
https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5873 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863
    Added Reference https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719
    Added Reference https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac
    Added Reference https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-17 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95863 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/29/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719 No Types Assigned https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719 Vendor Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac No Types Assigned https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1 No Types Assigned https://pecl.php.net/package/pecl_http/3.0.1 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:pecl_http:3.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.06 }} -12.12%

score

0.88783

percentile

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