CVE-2016-5769
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CVE-2016-5769 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple integer overflows in mcrypt.c in the mcrypt extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value, related to the (1) mcrypt_generic and (2) mdecrypt_generic functions.. EPSS estimates a 8.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Multiple integer overflows in mcrypt.c in the mcrypt extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value, related to the (1) mcrypt_generic and (2) mdecrypt_generic functions.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Php | Php | <= 5.5.36 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.18 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.19 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.20 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.21 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.22 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.3 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.4 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.5 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.6 | — |
| Php | Php | 7.0.7 | — |
References
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpPatch, Release Notes
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpBroken Link
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72455Vendor Advisory
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpPatch, Release Notes
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpBroken Link
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72455Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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