The phar_convert_to_other function in ext/phar/phar_object.c in PHP before 5.4.43, 5.5.x before 5.5.27, and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 does not validate a file pointer before a close operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive that is mishandled in a Phar::convertToData call.
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=bf58162ddf970f63502837f366930e44d6a992cf
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/1
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3344
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-05-16
Updated: 2017-11-04
Type: CWE-20
Base Score: 10
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: CRITICAL