TI-2016-06300 Aliases CVE-2016-7398 GHSA-jx2x-3hjr-6vp8

A type confusion vulnerability in the merge_param() function of php_http_params.c in…

MEDIUM 52CWE-704Published 2019-09-06 · Updated 2024-08-06

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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-704 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A type confusion vulnerability in the merge_param() function of php_http_params.c in PHP's pecl-http extension 3.1.0beta2 (PHP 7) and earlier as well as 2.6.0beta2 (PHP 5) and earlier allows attackers to crash PHP and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06797 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http::::::::	up to 2.5.6; 3.0.0 – 3.0.1	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:-::::::	2.6.0	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:beta1::::::	2.6.0 beta1	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:beta2::::::	2.6.0 beta2	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:rc1::::::	2.6.0 rc1	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:::::::*	3.1.0	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:beta1::::::	3.1.0 beta1	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:beta2::::::	3.1.0 beta2	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:rc1::::::	3.1.0 rc1	Vulnerable	PHP

cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.6; 3.0.0 – 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:ext-http:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7398
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx2x-3hjr-6vp8

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/17137d4ab1ce81a2cee0fae842340a344ef3da83

Other 1

[debian-lts-announce] 20190920 [SECURITY] [DLA 1929-1] php-pecl-http security update

Sources

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