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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-5772

Double free vulnerability in the php_wddx_process_data function in wddx.c in the WDDX extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 9.67%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Double free vulnerability in the php_wddx_process_data function in wddx.c in the WDDX extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data that is mishandled in a wddx_deserialize call.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
9.67% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-415
Affected
php/php · suse/linux enterprise debuginfo · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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