#VU12907 Off-by-one error in PHP - CVE-2016-10160
Published: May 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12907
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10160
CWE-ID: CWE-193
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group
PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c due to off-by-one error. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted PHAR archive with an alias mismatch and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c due to off-by-one error. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted PHAR archive with an alias mismatch and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version 5.6.30 or 7.0.15.