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CVE-2016-5399
The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c 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…
High7.8EPSS 9.8%
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- redhat
Description
The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c 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 (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted bz2 archive.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.8% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (15)
- 92051 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137998/PHP-7.0.8-5.6.23-5.5.37-bzread-OOB-Write.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160725 CVE-2016-5399: php: out-of-bounds write in bzread() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358395 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160721 CVE-2016-5399: php: out-of-bounds write in bzread() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20160721 CVE-2016-5399: php: out-of-bounds write in bzread() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72613 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2750 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2598 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1036430 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-3631 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40155 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .