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CVE-2016-4070

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2016-05-20
  • WeaknessCWE-189

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Description

Integer overflow in the php_raw_url_encode function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string to the rawurlencode function. NOTE: the vendor says "Not sure if this qualifies as security issue (probably not).

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-05-2011:00CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
PHP
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.5≤ 5.5.33no fix published
5.6= 5.6.0no fix published
5.6= 5.6.1no fix published
5.6= 5.6.2no fix published
5.6= 5.6.3no fix published
5.6= 5.6.4no fix published
5.6= 5.6.5no fix published
5.6= 5.6.6no fix published
5.6= 5.6.7no fix published
5.6= 5.6.8no fix published
5.6= 5.6.9no fix published
5.6= 5.6.10no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-04-18
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-189read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score5.7 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2016-05-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4070?

Integer overflow in the php_raw_url_encode function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string to the rawurlencode function. NOTE: the vendor says "Not sure if this qualifies as security issue (probably not).

Is CVE-2016-4070 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-4070 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-4070?

CVE-2016-4070 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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