CVE-2016-4539

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4539
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-22 01:59:23 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe xml_parse_into_struct function in ext/xml/xml.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer under-read and segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data in the second argument, leading to a parser level of zero.

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


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 All 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 5.6.20 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
Application Php Php 7.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
208.43.231.11 Git - php-src.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.php.net
PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-22) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE Request: PHP: several issues fixed with 7.0.6, 5.6.21 and 5.5.35 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1357-1: moderate: Security update for php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PHP CVE-2016-4539 Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
PHP: PHP 7 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 php.net Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: php-5.6.21-1.fc24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
PHP :: Sec Bug #72099 :: xml_parse_into_struct segmentation fault af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net Exploit
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3602-1 php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1524-1: moderate: Security update for php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 php.net Patch
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

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