CVE-2016-5399

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 21 Apr 2017, 20:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:01

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
44/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
13.86% MEDIUM
14% probability -3.28%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
5 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Apr 2017, 20:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:01
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted bz2 archive.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 13.86%• Percentile: 94%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write

    The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•PHP

    ≤ 5.5.37 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.24 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.9

References (15)