Double Free in Php
CVE-2016-5772
Double free vulnerability in the php_wddx_process_data function in wddx.c in the WDDX extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or pos…
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.159 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Php
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Suse Linux_enterprise_debuginfo — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 11
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1761 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1922 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:2750 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160623 Re: CVE for PHP 5.5.37 issues (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- DSA-3618 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5772?
- CVE-2016-5772 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Php, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5772?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5772 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.