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TI-2016-06370 Aliases CVE-2016-7480GHSA-35p7-xqgq-2gx7

Memory corruption in PHP before 7.0.12

Priority HIGH 70CWE-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
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.41558 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—PHP before 7.0.12PHP before 7.0.12—No fix listedCNA
  • PHP before 7.0.12 Vendor— Affected PHP before 7.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 to before 7.0.11VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 to before 7.0.11 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7480
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35p7-xqgq-2gx7

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Sources

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