CVE-2016-10159
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CVE-2016-10159 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Integer overflow in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.6.30 and 7.0.x before 7.0.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a truncated manifest entry in a PHAR archive.. EPSS estimates a 7.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Integer overflow in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.6.30 and 7.0.x before 7.0.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a truncated manifest entry in a PHAR archive.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Php | Php | <= 5.6.29 |
| Php | Php | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.15 |
| Php | Php | 7.1.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3783Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95774Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037659Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73764Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/ca46d0acbce55019b970fcd4c1e8a10edfdded93Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04Third Party Advisory
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3783Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95774Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037659Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73764Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/ca46d0acbce55019b970fcd4c1e8a10edfdded93Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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