CVE-2016-4540
First published: Sun May 22 2016(Updated: )
Fixed bug (Out-of-bounds reads in zif_grapheme_stripos with negative offset). (CVE-2016-4540, CVE-2016-4541)
Credit: security@debian.org security@debian.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =24 | |
| openSUSE Leap | =42.1 | |
| 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 | |
| PHP PHP | <7.0.6 | 7.0.6 |
| debian/php5 | ||
| debian/php7.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183736.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00027.html
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3602
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90172
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72061
- https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=fd9689745c44341b1bd6af4756f324be8abba2fb
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-4540
- https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.0.6 (Advisory)
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/21
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4540
- https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fd9689745c44341b1bd6af4756f324be8abba2fb
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4540
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4540
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4540
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2016-4540?
CVE-2016-4540 is a vulnerability in PHP that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or have other unspecified impact.
What is the severity of CVE-2016-4540?
CVE-2016-4540 has a severity rating of 9.8 (critical).
How does CVE-2016-4540 affect PHP?
CVE-2016-4540 affects PHP versions before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6.
How can CVE-2016-4540 be exploited?
CVE-2016-4540 can be exploited by remote attackers through the grapheme_stripos function in PHP.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-4540?
Yes, CVE-2016-4540 is fixed in PHP version 7.0.6 and later.
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