9.8crit
CVE-2016-6290in critical feed
ext/session/session.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 does not properly maintain a certain hash data struct…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.5%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
ext/session/session.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 does not properly maintain a certain hash data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to session deserialization.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-416 Use After Free
- Technology feeds
- PHP (RSS, critical only)
References
- bugs.php.net /72562 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201611-22 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- php.net /ChangeLog-5.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1036430 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3631 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- git.php.net /?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3798eb6fd5dddb211b01d41495072fd9858d4e32 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- php.net /ChangeLog-7.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207170 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/92097 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6290
- NVD: CVE-2016-6290
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