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FKIE_CVE-2016-6288

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-07-25 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:50
Summary
The php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2Mailing List
cve@mitre.orghttp://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.php.net/70480Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT207170
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92111Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.php.net/70480Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT207170
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
php php *

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      "affectedData": [
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          "vendor": "n/a",
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              "version": "n/a"
            }
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        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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              "versionEndIncluding": "5.5.37",
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type."
    },
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      "value": "La funci\u00f3n php_url_parse_ex en ext/standard/url.c en PHP en versiones anteriores a 5.5.38 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (sobrelectura de buffer) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a trav\u00e9s de vectores que involucran el tipo de datos smart_str."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2016-6288",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:50:45.250",
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}



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