What is the severity of CVE-2016-7124?

CVE-2016-7124 is classified as a critical vulnerability that can lead to denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7124?

To fix CVE-2016-7124, upgrade PHP to version 5.6.25 or higher or to version 7.0.10 or higher.

Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2016-7124?

CVE-2016-7124 affects PHP versions prior to 5.6.25 and 7.x prior to 7.0.10.

What impact can CVE-2016-7124 have on my system?

CVE-2016-7124 can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly perform unspecified actions by exploiting the vulnerability.

Is CVE-2016-7124 a remote exploit?

Yes, CVE-2016-7124 can be exploited remotely through crafted serialized data.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-7124

critical

9.8

CWE

502

12/9/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-7124

First published: Mon Sep 12 2016(Updated: )

ext/standard/var_unserializer.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 mishandles certain invalid objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data that leads to a (1) __destruct call or (2) magic method call.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
PHP	<7.0.10	7.0.10
PHP	=7.0.0
PHP	=7.0.1
PHP	=7.0.2
PHP	=7.0.3
PHP	=7.0.4
PHP	=7.0.5
PHP	=7.0.6
PHP	=7.0.7
PHP	=7.0.8
PHP	=7.0.9
PHP	<=5.6.24

Remedy

https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/20ce2fe8e3c211a42fee05a461a5881be9a8790e?w=1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7124?
CVE-2016-7124 is classified as a critical vulnerability that can lead to denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7124?
To fix CVE-2016-7124, upgrade PHP to version 5.6.25 or higher or to version 7.0.10 or higher.
Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2016-7124?
CVE-2016-7124 affects PHP versions prior to 5.6.25 and 7.x prior to 7.0.10.
What impact can CVE-2016-7124 have on my system?
CVE-2016-7124 can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly perform unspecified actions by exploiting the vulnerability.
Is CVE-2016-7124 a remote exploit?
Yes, CVE-2016-7124 can be exploited remotely through crafted serialized data.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7124?
CVE-2016-7124 is classified as a critical vulnerability that can lead to denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7124?
To fix CVE-2016-7124, upgrade PHP to version 5.6.25 or higher or to version 7.0.10 or higher.
Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2016-7124?
CVE-2016-7124 affects PHP versions prior to 5.6.25 and 7.x prior to 7.0.10.
What impact can CVE-2016-7124 have on my system?
CVE-2016-7124 can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly perform unspecified actions by exploiting the vulnerability.
Is CVE-2016-7124 a remote exploit?
Yes, CVE-2016-7124 can be exploited remotely through crafted serialized data.