9.8

CVE-2016-3078: php Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3078
Published 07-08-2016Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3078 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in php. EPSS estimates a 56.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (exploit-database, 28-04-2016)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
56.13%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 07-08-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in php_zip.c in the zip extension in PHP before 7.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call to (1) getFromIndex or (2) getFromName in the ZipArchive class.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

56.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 56.13% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.php.net)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotephpUnverified

    PHP 7.0.5 - ZipArchive::getFrom* Integer Overflow

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Php1 product
  • php≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.6
Ubuntu1 product
  • php7.0< 7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

10 links