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CVE-2016-6292 Detail

Description

The exif_process_user_comment function in ext/exif/exif.c 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted JPEG image.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=41131cd41d2fd2e0c2f332a27988df75659c42e4
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2 Mailing List  Patch 
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/92078 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
https://bugs.php.net/72618 Exploit  Issue Tracking 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
https://support.apple.com/HT207170

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6292
NVD Published Date:
07/25/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE