CVE-2016-6288: php

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6288 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in php. EPSS estimates a 4.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-07-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.