VDB-91626 · CVE-2016-7414 · BID 93004

PHP up to 5.6.25/7.0.10 phar_parse_zipfile memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.6.25/7.0.10 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is the function phar_parse_zipfile. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/15/2016 as Version 7.0.11 as confirmed changelog (Website). The advisory is available at php.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7414 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 900012 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196592 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Php5, Php7.0 Vulnerabilities (USN-3095-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.6.26 or 7.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (900012). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 3695, 5786, 5794 and 9021.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 900012
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-754
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.6.26/7.0.11
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: Version 7.0.11
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7414 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036836
SecurityFocus: 93004 - PHP CVE-2016-7414 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2016 19:39
Updated: 09/16/2022 17:49
Changes: 09/16/2016 19:39 (57), 04/18/2019 15:30 (22), 09/16/2022 17:49 (4)
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