CRITICAL
php: Heap overflow caused by integer overflow when reading zip files in ZipArchive
Published Aug 7, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 56.13%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
php54-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
php55-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php56-php
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php54-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php55-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php56-php | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
56.13% 0.56132
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.56132
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (50 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 56.13% (0.56132) | 99.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 56.13% (0.56132) | 98.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 57.61% (0.57608) | 98.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 48.11% (0.48113) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 46.15% (0.46151) | 97.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 51.07% (0.51069) | 97.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 46.15% (0.46151) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 47.51% (0.47508) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 51.07% (0.51069) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 48.11% (0.48113) | 97.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 51.07% (0.51069) | 97.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 48.11% (0.48113) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 42.63% (0.42631) | 97.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 48.11% (0.48113) | 97.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 51.07% (0.51069) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 16, 2025 | 48.11% (0.48113) | 97.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 52.37% (0.52367) | 97.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 51.07% (0.51069) | 97.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 52.37% (0.52367) | 97.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 46.94% (0.46944) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 52.37% (0.52367) | 97.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 51.07% (0.51069) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 46.94% (0.46944) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 40.58% (0.40578) | 97.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 45.62% (0.45618) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 40.58% (0.40578) | 97.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 45.62% (0.45618) | 97.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 40.58% (0.40578) | 97.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 46.05% (0.46055) | 97.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 48.74% (0.48742) | 97.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 53.50% (0.53496) | 97.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 55.08% (0.55085) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 53.50% (0.53496) | 97.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 55.08% (0.55085) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 53.50% (0.53496) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 55.08% (0.55085) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 53.50% (0.53496) | 97.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 55.08% (0.55085) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 53.50% (0.53496) | 97.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 55.08% (0.55085) | 97.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 53.50% (0.53496) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 73.05% (0.73054) | 98.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 53.50% (0.53496) | 97.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 55.08% (0.55085) | 97.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 53.50% (0.53496) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.38% (0.04379) | 92.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 34.42% (0.34420) | 96.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035701 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3078 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71923 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319750 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/3b8d4de300854b3517c7acb239b84f7726c1353c?w=1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3078
- https://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3078 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3078
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39742/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035701 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3078 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71923 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319750 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/3b8d4de300854b3517c7acb239b84f7726c1353c?w=1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3078 | ||
| https://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3078 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3078 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39742/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 7, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 10, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3078
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a