PHP up to 5.5.37/5.6.23/7.0.8 locale_methods.c locale_accept_from_http out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in PHP up to 5.5.37/5.6.23/7.0.8. This affects the function locale_accept_from_http of the file ext/intl/locale/locale_methods.c. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-6294. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.5.37/5.6.23/7.0.8 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects the function locale_accept_from_http of the file ext/intl/locale/locale_methods.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/21/2016 as Version 7.0.9 as confirmed changelog (Website). The advisory is shared at php.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6294 since 07/24/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92574 (FreeBSD : php -- multiple vulnerabilities (b6402385-533b-11e6-a7bd-14dae9d210b8) (httpoxy)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175796 (Debian Security Update for php5 (DSA 3631-1) (HTTPoxy)).

Upgrading to version 5.5.38, 5.6.24 or 7.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92574) and SecurityFocus (BID 92115†). See VDB-90198, VDB-90199, VDB-90200 and VDB-90201 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 92574
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : php -- multiple vulnerabilities (b6402385-533b-11e6-a7bd-14dae9d210b8) (httpoxy)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.5.38/5.6.24/7.0.9
Patch: aa82e99ed8003c01f1ef4f0940e56b85c5b032d4

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07/03/2016 🔍
07/21/2016 +18 days 🔍
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07/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/24/2016 +2 days 🔍
07/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/27/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/09/2022 +2235 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: Version 7.0.9
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90213

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SecurityFocus: 92115 - PHP CVE-2016-6294 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036430

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2016 20:06
Updated: 09/09/2022 08:59
Changes: 07/22/2016 20:06 (58), 03/10/2019 08:10 (24), 09/09/2022 08:59 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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