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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-5399

The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c 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 (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted bz2 archive.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 9.84%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c 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 (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted bz2 archive.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
9.84% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
php/php
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.