CVE-2016-4072

Description

The Phar extension 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 a crafted filename, as demonstrated by mishandling of \0 characters by the phar_analyze_path function in ext/phar/phar.c.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.61% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1 vendor advisory
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
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
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71860
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85993 vdb entry
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e9b175204e3286d64dfd6c9f09151c31b5e099a
https://gist.github.com/smalyshev/80b5c2909832872f2ba2
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4072?
CVE-2016-4072 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4072?
To fix CVE-2016-4072, 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-2016-4072 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4072 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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