Multiple integer overflows in mcrypt.c in the mcrypt extension in...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple integer overflows in mcrypt.c in the mcrypt extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value, related to the (1) mcrypt_generic and (2) mdecrypt_generic functions.
Impact Analysis
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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://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00003.html
- http://github.com/php/php-src/commit/6c5211a0cef0cc2854eaa387e0eb036e012904d0?w=1
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/4
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3618
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72455
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91399
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00025.html
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