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CVE-2016-6288

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.0
Published
July 25, 2016
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-119
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type.

Affected products and versions

  • PHP — Up to and including 5.5.37

References

  • git.php.net http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
  • lists.apple.com http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
  • openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2 Mailing List
  • php.net http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes
  • rhn.redhat.com http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
  • bugs.php.net https://bugs.php.net/70480 Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
  • support.apple.com https://support.apple.com/HT207170
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record