CVE-2016-7480

Exp

The SplObjectStorage unserialize implementation in ext/spl/spl_observer.c in PHP before 7.0.12 does not verify that a key is an object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via crafted serialized data.

Published: 2017-01-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-7480 is rated High Exploit Risk (93.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.56%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +37.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-7480

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7480

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.61% 41.56% +37.95%
2 2026-03-04 2.69% 3.61% +0.92%
3 2026-03-01 — 2.69% —

Full EPSS history (52 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7480

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7480

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-7480

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7480
suse high CVE-2016-7480 severity important: SUSE including 157 source package names (apache2-mod_php53, apache2-mod_php7-7.0.7-35.1, …), 162 product×package rows across 11 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, … (11 product lines)): Known Not Affected 104, Fixed 58. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7480/
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-7480 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (php5, php7.0), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety): DNE 4, not-affected 4, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7480

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7480

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
php php >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-7480

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