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Critical
CVE-2016-4072
The Phar extension in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20,...
Vulnerability Description
The Phar extension in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename, as demonstrated by mishandling of \0 characters by the phar_analyze_path function in ext/phar/phar.c.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71860
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85993
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e9b175204e3286d64dfd6c9f09151c31b5e099a
- https://gist.github.com/smalyshev/80b5c2909832872f2ba2
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
php, mac os x
Vulnerable Versions:
5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, 5.6.4, 5.6.5, 5.6.6, 5.6.7, 5.6.8, 5.6.9, 5.6.10, 5.6.11, 5.6.12, 5.6.13, 5.6.14, 5.6.15, 5.6.16, 5.6.17, 5.6.18, 5.6.19, 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 5.5.10, 5.5.11, 5.5.12, 5.5.13, 5.5.14, 5.5.15, 5.5.16, 5.5.17, 5.5.18, 5.5.19, 5.5.20, 5.5.21, 5.5.22, 5.5.23, 5.5.24, 5.5.25, 5.5.26, 5.5.27, 5.5.29, 5.5.30, 5.5.31, 5.5.32, 5.5.33, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 20th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.