CVE-2016-5873
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.7%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-5873
To remediate CVE-2016-5873, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/php-pecl-http—upgrade to 3.0.1-0.1 or later
Is CVE-2016-5873 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.0.1-0.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |