9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6296
"XMLRPC-EPi Integer Overflow Denial of Service"
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6296 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
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-2016-6296.

URL Resource
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa
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://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3059-1
https://bugs.php.net/72606 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00029.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
https://support.apple.com/HT207170
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa
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://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3059-1
https://bugs.php.net/72606 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00029.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
https://support.apple.com/HT207170

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6296 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6296 vulnerability over time.

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  • 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=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa
    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://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3059-1
    Added Reference https://bugs.php.net/72606
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00029.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
    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=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned]
  • 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]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631 [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]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3059-1 [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/92095 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.php.net/72606 Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.php.net/72606 Issue Tracking, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa Patch http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa Issue Tracking
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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:5.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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-7.php No Types Assigned http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php Release Notes
    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/72606 No Types Assigned https://bugs.php.net/72606 Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa No Types Assigned http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

10.69 }} -8.58%

score

0.92632

percentile

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