Description
Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in xmlrpc-epi through 0.54.2, as used 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 (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long first argument to the PHP xmlrpc_encode_request function.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-569-1 | xmlrpc-epi security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-628-1 | php5 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2011-1 | xmlrpc-epi security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3631-1 | php5 security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3045-1 | PHP vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3059-1 | xmlrpc-epi vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.676Z
Reserved: 2016-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-6296
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-07-25T14:59:10.297
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-6296
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN