Description
The phar_parse_zipfile function in zip.c in the PHAR extension in PHP before 5.5.33 and 5.6.x before 5.6.19 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) by placing a PK\x05\x06 signature at an invalid location.
Published: 2016-03-31
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: 4.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-818-1 php5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4194 The phar_parse_zipfile function in zip.c in the PHAR extension in PHP before 5.5.33 and 5.6.x before 5.6.19 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) by placing a PK\x05\x06 signature at an invalid location.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2952-1 PHP vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.04966}

epss

{'score': 0.04302}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:57.228Z

Reserved: 2016-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3142

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-03-31T16:59:01.210

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3142

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3142 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses