CVE-2016-4541: Critical severity php vulnerability

Published May 22, 2016
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Updated

Fixed bug (Out-of-bounds reads in zifgraphemestripos with negative offset). (CVE-2016-4540, CVE-2016-4541)

Other sources

The graphemestrpos function in ext/intl/grapheme/graphemestring.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative offset.

Affected Software

33 affected componentsFixes available
debian/php5
debian/php7.0
PHP PHP<7.0.6
7.0.6
Fedoraproject Fedora=24
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

Remediation

Event History

May 22, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:19 PM
Description
Sep 20, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2016-4541?

CVE-2016-4541 is a vulnerability in PHP versions 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 unspecified impacts through a negative offset in the grapheme_strpos function.

2

How severe is CVE-2016-4541?

CVE-2016-4541 has a severity rating of 9.8 (critical).

3

How can CVE-2016-4541 be exploited?

CVE-2016-4541 can be exploited by remote attackers using a negative offset in the grapheme_strpos function to cause a denial of service or potentially have other impacts.

4

Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2016-4541?

Versions of PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 are affected by CVE-2016-4541.

5

Is there a fix for CVE-2016-4541?

Yes, the vulnerability has been fixed in PHP version 7.0.6.

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