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CVE-2016-4343

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 22, 2016
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-824
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The phar_make_dirstream function in ext/phar/dirstream.c in PHP before 5.6.18 and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles zero-size ././@LongLink files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.

Affected products and versions

  • PHP — Before 5.5.36
  • PHP — From 5.6.0 (including) to 5.6.18 (excluding)
  • PHP — From 7.0.0 (including) to 7.0.3 (excluding)

References

  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00086.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • php.net http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • php.net http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • rhn.redhat.com http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html Third Party Advisory
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89179 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • bugs.php.net https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71331 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
  • h20566.www2.hpe.com https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 Third Party Advisory
  • h20566.www2.hpe.com https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149 Third Party Advisory
  • h20566.www2.hpe.com https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record