CVE-2016-6288

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6288
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-25 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type.

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
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHP 'php_url_prase_ex()' Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PHP Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
72.52.91.13 Git - php-src.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.php.net
oss-security - Re: Fwd: CVE for PHP 5.5.38 issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List
APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 macOS Sierra 10.12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 php.net Release Notes
PHP :: Bug #70480 :: php_url_parse_ex() buffer overflow read af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
72.52.91.13 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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