CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4343

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The phar_make_dirstream function in PHP before 5.6.18 and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles zero-size ././@LongLink files, which can lead to denial of service or other unspecified impacts via a crafted TAR archive.

Risk Assessment

Remote attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service, affecting the availability of the application or system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade PHP to version 5.6.18 or 7.0.3 and later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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