CVE-2016-6296
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CVE-2016-6296 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in xmlrpc-epi through 0.54.2, as used in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long first argument to the PHP xmlrpc_encode_request function.. EPSS estimates a 6.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in xmlrpc-epi through 0.54.2, as used in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long first argument to the PHP xmlrpc_encode_request function.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Php | Php | <= 5.5.37 | — |
| 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 | 5.6.23 | — |
| 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 | 7.0.8 | — |
References
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.php.net/72606Exploit, Issue Tracking
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.php.net/72606Exploit, Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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