CVE-2016-5772

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 07 Aug 2016, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
15.93% MEDIUM
16% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Aug 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Double free vulnerability in the php_wddx_process_data function in wddx.c in the WDDX extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data that is mishandled in a wddx_deserialize call.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 15.93%• Percentile: 95%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-415•Double Free

    The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • opensuse•leap

    42.1

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.2

  • Unknown•PHP

    < 5.5.37 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.23 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8

  • suse•linux_enterprise_debuginfo

    11:sp4

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    11:sp4

  • suse•linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    11:sp4

References (14)