Buffer overflow in Apple Mac_os_x
CVE-2016-3141
Use-after-free vulnerability in wddx.c in the WDDX extension in PHP before 5.5.33 and 5.6.x before 5.6.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other imp…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.723 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Php — versions 5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- USN-2952-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- 84271 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1173 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:2750 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- SUSE-SU-2016:1166 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- USN-2952-2 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- 1035255 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3141?
- CVE-2016-3141 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3141?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3141 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.