Critical
Security advisory
ext/spl/spl_array.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 proceeds with SplArray unserialization without validating a return value and data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-7417
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ext/spl/spl_array.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 proceeds with SplArray unserialization without validating a return value and data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data.
osv:CVE-2016-7417
Complete source record
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