CVE-2016-4071

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in the php_snmp_error function in ext/snmp/snmp.c in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an SNMP::get call.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.21% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1 vendor advisory
https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e25966544fb1d2f3d7596e060ce9c9269bbdcf8
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71704 exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39645/ exploit
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85800 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00033.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00056.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4071?
CVE-2016-4071 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4071?
To fix CVE-2016-4071, 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-2016-4071 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4071 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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