CVE-2016-6296
published 2016-07-25CVE-2016-6296: 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…
PriorityP347critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
6.27%
92.8th percentile
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.
Affected
35 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
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| apple | macos_sierra | — | — |
| debian | xmlrpc-epi | < xmlrpc-epi 0.54.2-1.2 (bookworm) | xmlrpc-epi 0.54.2-1.2 (bookworm) |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
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Apple
CVE-2016-6296: macOS Sierra 10.12
vendor_apple·2016-09-20·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-6296 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-6296: macOS Sierra 10.12
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12
Product: macOS Sierra
Version: 10.12
CVE: CVE-2016-6296
Component: CVE-2016-6296
Ubuntu
xmlrpc-epi vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2016-08-10
CVE-2016-6296 xmlrpc-epi vulnerability
Title: xmlrpc-epi vulnerability
Summary: xmlrpc-epi could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted data.
It was discovered that xmlrpc-epi incorrectly handled lengths in the
simplestring_addn function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
applications using xmlrpc-epi such as PHP to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
PHP vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-08-02·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2015-4116 [CRITICAL] PHP vulnerabilities
Title: PHP vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain SplMinHeap::compare
operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-4116)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled recursive method calls. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8873)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly validated certain Exception objects
when unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
PHP to crash, resulting
Red Hat
php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c
vendor_redhat·2016-07-17·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-6296 [CRITICAL] CWE-704 php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c
php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c
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.
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: php53 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: php54-php (Red Hat Software Collections) - Will not fix
Package: php55-php (Red Hat Software Collectio
Debian
CVE-2016-6296: xmlrpc-epi - Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in ...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-6296 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-6296: xmlrpc-epi - Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in ...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.54.2-1.2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.54.2-1.2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.54.2-1.2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.54.2-1.2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.54.2-1.2)
GHSA
GHSA-5gfp-g883-wjfx: Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-6296 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-5gfp-g883-wjfx: Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring
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.
OSV
php5, php7.0 vulnerabilities
osv·2016-08-02·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2015-4116 [CRITICAL] php5, php7.0 vulnerabilities
php5, php7.0 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain SplMinHeap::compare
operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-4116)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled recursive method calls. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8873)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly validated certain Exception objects
when unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitr
OSV
CVE-2016-6296: Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring
osv·2016-07-25·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-6296 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-6296: Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6296 xmlrpc-epi: php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-07-25·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-6296 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-6296 xmlrpc-epi: php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-6296 xmlrpc-epi: php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6289 CVE-2016-6290 CVE-2016-6291 CVE-2016-6292 CVE-2016-6294 CVE-2016-6295 CVE-2016-6296 CVE-2016-6297 php: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-07-25·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-6289 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6289 CVE-2016-6290 CVE-2016-6291 CVE-2016-6292 CVE-2016-6294 CVE-2016-6295 CVE-2016-6296 CVE-2016-6297 php: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-6289 CVE-2016-6290 CVE-2016-6291 CVE-2016-6292 CVE-2016-6294 CVE-2016-6295 CVE-2016-6296 CVE-2016-6297 php: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6296 php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c
bugzilla·2016-07-25·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-6296 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-6296 php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c
CVE-2016-6296 php: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c
It was found that String length checks in simplestring_addn in simplestring.c use length as signed integers, which can be used by a malicious php script to cause out of bounds write on the heap.
PHP bug:
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72606
PHP fix:
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa
CVE assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/137
Discussion:
Created xmlrpc-epi tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1359838]
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Created php tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1359837]
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Re
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caahttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phphttp://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phphttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3059-1https://bugs.php.net/72606https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00029.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22https://support.apple.com/HT207170http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caahttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phphttp://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phphttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3059-1https://bugs.php.net/72606https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00029.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22https://support.apple.com/HT207170
2016-07-25
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