SB2016051611 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP 

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SB2016051611 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP

Published: May 16, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016051611
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4343)

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.


2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2554)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a crafted TAR archive. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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