UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7398

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7398
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7398.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7398
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Published
2019-09-06T19:15:00Z
Modified
2026-11-12T17:20:37Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / php-pecl-http

Package

Name
php-pecl-http
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/php-pecl-http?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.1-0ubuntu5+esm1

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.4-1build1
3.*
3.0.1-0ubuntu2
3.0.1-0ubuntu3
3.0.1-0ubuntu4
3.0.1-0ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "php-pecl-http",
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-0ubuntu5+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7398.json"