PHP up to 5.6.24/7.0.9 ext/wddx/wddx.c null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHP up to 5.6.24/7.0.9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file ext/wddx/wddx.c. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7132. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.6.24/7.0.9 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file ext/wddx/wddx.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an invalid wddxPacket XML document that is mishandled in a wddx_deserialize call, as demonstrated by a stray element inside a boolean element, leading to incorrect pop processing.

The weakness was released 09/12/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7132 since 09/02/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 169168 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:2328-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.6.25 or 7.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (900012) and SecurityFocus (BID 92767†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3695, VDB-5786, VDB-5794 and VDB-9021. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Programming Language Software

Name

• PHP

Version

• 5.6.0
• 5.6.1
• 5.6.2
• 5.6.3
• 5.6.4
• 5.6.5
• 5.6.6
• 5.6.7
• 5.6.8
• 5.6.9
• 5.6.10
• 5.6.11
• 5.6.12
• 5.6.13
• 5.6.14
• 5.6.15
• 5.6.16
• 5.6.17
• 5.6.18
• 5.6.19
• 5.6.20
• 5.6.21
• 5.6.22
• 5.6.23
• 5.6.24
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.php.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 900012
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OpenVAS ID: 54857
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for php7.0 USN-3095-1
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.6.25/7.0.10
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/10/2016 🔍
09/02/2016 +23 days 🔍
09/11/2016 +9 days 🔍
09/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/12/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/15/2022 +2194 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: 72799
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91501

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SecurityFocus: 92767 - PHP CVE-2016-7132 NULL pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036680

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2016 17:53
Updated: 09/15/2022 19:58
Changes: 09/12/2016 17:53 (60), 04/15/2019 16:26 (12), 09/15/2022 19:51 (5), 09/15/2022 19:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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