ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c in PHP before 5.6.26 and 7.x before 7.0.11 does not properly restrict the locale length provided to the Locale class in the ICU library, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a MessageFormatter::formatMessage call with a long first argument.
CVE-2016-7416
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 41(Track)EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation7% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 7%
- EPSS %ILE
- 94%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 17, 2016
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10
- cve@mitrehttp://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- cve@mitrehttp://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93008
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- cve@mitrehttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73007
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/php/php-src/commit/6d55ba265637d6adf0ba7e9c9ef11187d1ec2f5b?w=1
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- cve@mitrehttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93008
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036836
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | php7.0-zip (7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rh-php70-php-0:7.0.27-1.el7 | 2018-05-03 | redhat |
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.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.2(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php | 5.2.10-r0 ... 5.6.9-r0 (142 versions) | 5.6.27-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.3(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php | 5.2.10-r0 ... 5.6.9-r1 (150 versions) | 5.6.27-r0 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php5 | 5.4.11-1 ... 5.4.9-4 (40 versions) | 5.4.45-0+deb7u6 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php5 | 5.6.11+dfsg-1 ... 5.6.9+dfsg-1 (34 versions) | 5.6.26+dfsg-0+deb8u1 | — |
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