CVE-2016-5095

php: Integer overflow in php_filter_full_special_chars

Published Aug 7, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.6 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in the php_escape_html_entities_ex function in ext/standard/html.c in PHP before 5.5.36 and 5.6.x before 5.6.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a large output string from a FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS filter_var call. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-5094.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-533-1 php5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3602-1 php5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6047 Integer overflow in the php_escape_html_entities_ex function in ext/standard/html.c in PHP before 5.5.36 and 5.6.x before 5.6.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a large output string from a FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS filter_var call. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-5094.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3045-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:53 AM
Reserved
May 26, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 7, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:48 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 17, 2016, 12:00 AM