CVE-2016-2554

CRITICAL

PHP < 5.5.32, 5.6.x < 5.6.18, 7.x < 7.0.3 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in TAR Archive Handling

Title source: llm

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in ext/phar/tar.c in PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.

References (10)

Core 10

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00058.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00056.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

Exploit x_refsource_confirm

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71488

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.1028

EPSS Percentile 93.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (22)

php/php 7.0.0

php/php 7.0.1

php/php 7.0.2

php/php 5.6.0 alpha1 (9 CPE variants)

php/php 5.6.1

php/php 5.6.2

php/php 5.6.3

php/php 5.6.4

php/php 5.6.5

php/php 5.6.6

... and 12 more

Published May 16, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026