CVE-2016-5399

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    CVE-2016-5399

    Published: 21 Apr 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted bz2 archive.

    References: http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php, http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2598.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538966/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92051, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358395, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137998/PHP-7.0.8-5.6.23-5.5.37-bzread-OOB-Write.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/72, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/1, https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72613, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40155/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    php-5.6.24RC1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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