CVE-2016-10160: debian debian_linux Off-by-one Error
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-10160 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Off-by-one Error vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 7.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 7% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 5Timeline
- 24-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Off-by-one error in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.6.30 and 7.0.x before 7.0.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHAR archive with an alias mismatch.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
7.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 7.38% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu2 products
- php5< 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.21
- php7.0< 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Netapp1 product
Php1 product
- php≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.30 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.15 | ≥ 7.1.0, < 7.1.1
4 vendors · 5 products
References
15 links- github.com/php/php-src/commit/b28b8b2fee6dfa6fcd13305c581bb835689ac3beX Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
