CVE-2016-2554
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CVE-2016-2554 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Stack-based buffer overflow in ext/phar/tar.c in PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.. EPSS estimates a 11.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in ext/phar/tar.c in PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Php | Php | 7.0.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.2 | — |
| Php | Php | <= 5.5.31 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.0 | Alpha1 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.3 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.4 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.5 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.6 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.7 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.8 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.9 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.10 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.11 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.12 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.13 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.14 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.15 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.16 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.17 | — |
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