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CVE-2016-4342
ext/phar/phar_object.c in PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles zero-length uncompressed data, which…
High8.8EPSS 5.3%
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- mitre
Description
ext/phar/phar_object.c in PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles zero-length uncompressed data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) TAR, (2) ZIP, or (3) PHAR archive.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.3% · top 7.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- 89154 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1524 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2750 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160428 [CVE Requests] PHP issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71354 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1357 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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