CVE-2016-2554
"PHP Phar Tar Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 16, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-2554 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-2554.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-2554 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-2554 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00056.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00058.html Added Reference http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Added Reference http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2 Added Reference https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71488 Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00058.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00056.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71488 No Types Assigned https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71488 Exploit Added CWE CWE-119 -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
May. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Desbordamiento del buffer basado en pila en ext/phar/tar.c en PHP en versiones anteriores a 5.5.32, 5.6.x en versiones anteriores a 5.6.18 y 7.x en versiones anteriores a 7.0.3 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación del servicio (caída de aplicación) o tener un posible impacto no especificado a través de un archivo TAR manipulado. Added Translation Desbordamiento de buffer basado en pila en ext/phar/tar.c en PHP en versiones anteriores a 5.5.32, 5.6.x en versiones anteriores a 5.6.18 y 7.x en versiones anteriores a 7.0.3 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) o tener un posible impacto no especificado a través de un archivo TAR manipulado. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 16, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2554 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2554
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
26.88 }} 9.19%
score
0.96147
percentile