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CVE-2016-4344

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 22, 2016
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-190
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Integer overflow in the xml_utf8_encode function in ext/xml/xml.c in PHP before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument to the utf8_encode function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products and versions

  • PHP — From 7.0.0 (including) to 7.0.4 (excluding)

References

  • php.net http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • bugs.php.net https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71637 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record