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TI-2016-05095 Aliases CVE-2016-5873GHSA-fwhg-hgwv-c646

Buffer overflow in the HTTP URL parsing functions in pecl_http before 3.0.1 might allow…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04701 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:pecl_http:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0.1VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:pecl_http:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5873
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwhg-hgwv-c646

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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