The phar_get_entry_data function in ext/phar/util.c in PHP before 5.5.30 and 5.6.x before 5.6.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a .phar file with a crafted TAR archive entry in which the Link indicator references a file that does not exist.
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=d698f0ae51f67c9cce870b09c59df3d6ba959244
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00099.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00037.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3380
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/05/8
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76959
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.461720
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2786-1
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69720
Source: MITRE
Published: 2015-12-11
Updated: 2016-12-07
Type: NVD-CWE-Other
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM