9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-7413
Apache PHP Use-after-free Wddx Stack Denial of Service
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the wddx_stack_destroy function in ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a wddxPacket XML document that lacks an end-tag for a recordset field element, leading to mishandling in a wddx_deserialize call.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2016, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7413 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 php
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update PHP to address a use-after-free vulnerability that could cause a denial of service.
  • Upgrade PHP to version 5.6.26 or later.
  • Upgrade PHP to version 7.0.11 or later.
  • Update affected PHP packages.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7413 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7413 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7413 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7413 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/2016/09/15/10
    Added Reference http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
    Added Reference http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93006
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
    Added Reference https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72860
    Added Reference https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b88393f08a558eec14964a55d3c680fe67407712?w=1
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93006 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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 https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b88393f08a558eec14964a55d3c680fe67407712?w=1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b88393f08a558eec14964a55d3c680fe67407712?w=1 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php No Types Assigned http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php No Types Assigned http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72860 No Types Assigned https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72860 Issue Tracking, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10 Mailing List
    Added CWE CWE-416
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.86 }} -0.91%

score

0.74132

percentile