CVE-2016-4073
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4073 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-05-20 11:00:18 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Multiple integer overflows in the mbfl_strcut function in ext/mbstring/libmbfl/mbfl/mbfilter.c in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted mb_strcut call. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha5 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha6 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha5 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 7.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 7.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 7.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 7.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 7.0.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document Display | HPE Support Center | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | h20566.www2.hpe.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: PHP issues fixed in 7.0.5, 5.6.20 and 5.5.34 releases | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| 71906.diff · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | gist.github.com | |
| USN-2952-2: PHP regression | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3560-1 php5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.php.net | |
| PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-22) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| PHP: PHP 7 ChangeLog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.php.net | |
| USN-2952-1: PHP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4 OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1373-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| 208.43.231.11 Git - php-src.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.php.net | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1274-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| PHP :: Sec Bug #71906 :: AddressSanitizer: negative-size-param (-1) in mbfl_strcut | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.php.net | Exploit |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1277-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| PHP 'libmbfl/mbfl/mbfilter.c' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 208.43.231.11 Git - php-src.git/commit | MITRE | git.php.net | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.