critical
9.8
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-4539: Buffer Overflow

First published: Sun May 22 2016(Updated: )

Fixed bug (xml_parse_into_struct segmentation fault). (CVE-2016-4539)

Credit: security@debian.org security@debian.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
PHP PHP<=5.5.34
PHP PHP=5.6.0
PHP PHP=5.6.1
PHP PHP=5.6.2
PHP PHP=5.6.3
PHP PHP=5.6.4
PHP PHP=5.6.5
PHP PHP=5.6.6
PHP PHP=5.6.7
PHP PHP=5.6.8
PHP PHP=5.6.9
PHP PHP=5.6.10
PHP PHP=5.6.11
PHP PHP=5.6.12
PHP PHP=5.6.13
PHP PHP=5.6.14
PHP PHP=5.6.15
PHP PHP=5.6.16
PHP PHP=5.6.17
PHP PHP=5.6.18
PHP PHP=5.6.19
PHP PHP=5.6.20
PHP PHP=7.0.0
PHP PHP=7.0.1
PHP PHP=7.0.2
PHP PHP=7.0.3
PHP PHP=7.0.4
PHP PHP=7.0.5
openSUSE Leap=42.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=24
PHP PHP<7.0.6
7.0.6
debian/hhvm
debian/php5
debian/php7.0

Remedy

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

Remedy

http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2016-4539?

    CVE-2016-4539 is a vulnerability in the xml_parse_into_struct function in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via crafted XML data.

  • How severe is CVE-2016-4539?

    CVE-2016-4539 is considered a critical vulnerability with a severity score of 9.8.

  • How can I fix CVE-2016-4539?

    To fix CVE-2016-4539, you should update PHP to version 5.5.35, 5.6.21, or 7.0.6 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2016-4539?

    You can find more information about CVE-2016-4539 in the PHP ChangeLog for version 7.0.6 and the oss-security mailing list.

  • What is CWE-119?

    CWE-119 is a category of vulnerabilities related to buffer errors, including buffer overflows, buffer underflows, and buffer over-reads.

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