CVE-2016-7480
Critical
CVE-2016-7480
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.
Exploit probability
41.6%
Published
January 11, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-7480
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/12/27/check-point-discovers-three-zero-day-vulnerabilities-web-programming-language-php-7
- http://blog.checkpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PHP_Technical_Report.pdf
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95152
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73257
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/61cdd1255d5b9c8453be71aacbbf682796ac77d4
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDcaPstAuPk