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CVE-2016-4072 Detail

Description

The Phar extension in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename, as demonstrated by mishandling of \0 characters by the phar_analyze_path function in ext/phar/phar.c.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php CVE, MITRE
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85993 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2 CVE, MITRE
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71860 CVE, MITRE
https://gist.github.com/smalyshev/80b5c2909832872f2ba2 CVE, MITRE
https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e9b175204e3286d64dfd6c9f09151c31b5e099a CVE, MITRE
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 CVE, MITRE
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149 CVE, MITRE
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722 CVE, MITRE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 CVE, MITRE
https://support.apple.com/HT206567 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4072
NVD Published Date:
05/20/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE