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CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-6288
Apache PHP Buffer Over-Read Deserialization Vulnerability
Description

The php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type.

INFO

Published Date :

July 25, 2016, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6288 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Php php
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be resolved by updating the PHP packages or upgrading to a patched version.
  • Update affected PHP packages to a supported version.
  • Upgrade to PHP version 5.5.38 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6288.

URL Resource
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2 Mailing List
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
https://bugs.php.net/70480 Issue Tracking Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207170
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2 Mailing List
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
https://bugs.php.net/70480 Issue Tracking Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207170
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6288 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6288 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6288 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6288 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2
    Added Reference http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
    Added Reference https://bugs.php.net/70480
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT207170
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
  • 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]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT207170
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.php.net/70480 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.php.net/70480 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31 No Types Assigned http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31 Issue Tracking
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php No Types Assigned http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.php.net/70480 No Types Assigned https://bugs.php.net/70480 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.81 }} 1.17%

score

0.91623

percentile