CVE-2016-6294

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 6%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The locale_accept_from_http function in ext/intl/locale/locale_methods.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 does not properly restrict calls to the ICU uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a call with a long argument.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
92.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 25, 2016

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated May 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

PHP :: Sec Bug #72533 :: locale_accept_from_http out-of-bounds access

https://bugs.php.net/72533
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92115
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 3631-1] php5 security update

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
generic

PHP: PHP 7 ChangeLog

http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
generic

PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
generic

oss-security - Re: Fwd: CVE for PHP 5.5.38 issues

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-6294(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuphp7.0-zip (7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) @ xenial2026-05-20ubuntu
redhatrh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el72016-11-15redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-6294?
CVE-2016-6294 is a critical vulnerability published on July 25, 2016. The localeacceptfromhttp function in ext/intl/locale/localemethods.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 does not properly restrict calls to the ICU uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or…
When was CVE-2016-6294 disclosed?
CVE-2016-6294 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 25, 2016, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-6294 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-6294 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-6294?
CVE-2016-6294 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-6294?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-6294, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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