CVE-2016-3078

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple integer overflows in php_zip.c in the zip extension in PHP before 7.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call to (1) getFromIndex or (2) getFromName in the ZipArchive class.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 53.50% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71923 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/3b8d4de300854b3517c7acb239b84f7726c1353c?w=1 third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/1 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3078 third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39742/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035701 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3078?
CVE-2016-3078 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3078?
To fix CVE-2016-3078, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3078 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3078 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~53% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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