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CVE-2016-6288

critical

Description

The php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type.

References

https://bugs.php.net/70480

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111

https://support.apple.com/HT207170

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html

http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-07-25

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04872