CVE-2016-6288
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2016-6288 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rh-php56-php) | RHSA-2016:2750 | 2016-11-15 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rh-php56-php) | RHSA-2016:2750 | 2016-11-15 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | php55-php | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | php54-php | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Will not fix |
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