CVE-2016-6288 in macOS

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.

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• Reservation: 07/24/2016
• Disclosure: 07/25/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-92048 (2)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.8
• EPSS: 0.04325
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6288
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6288
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-6288/