CVE-2016-6296

php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c

Published Jul 25, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 6.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-569-1 xmlrpc-epi security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-628-1 php5 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2011-1 xmlrpc-epi security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3631-1 php5 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3045-1 PHP vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3059-1 xmlrpc-epi vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved
Jul 24, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 25, 2016, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 17, 2016, 12:00 AM