CVE-2016-6296
high-risk
Published 2016-07-25
Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in xmlrpc-epi through 0.54.2, as used 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 (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long first argument to the PHP xmlrpc_encode_request function.
Do I need to act?
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13.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 87% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (28)
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2
Release Notes
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Release Notes
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095
Exploit
https://bugs.php.net/72606
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2
Release Notes
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Release Notes
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
and 8 more references
68
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
12/34 · Low
Exposure
24/34 · High