CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4342

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3, there is an issue with handling zero-length uncompressed data, which can lead to denial of service (heap memory corruption) or other unspecified impacts.

Risk Assessment

Remote attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt application functionality, potentially leading to downtime and loss of service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update PHP to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications for unauthorized access attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ext/phar/phar_object.c in PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles zero-length uncompressed data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) TAR, (2) ZIP, or (3) PHAR archive.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS