CVE-2016-10159

Publication date 24 January 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Integer overflow in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.6.30 and 7.0.x before 7.0.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a truncated manifest entry in a PHAR archive.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php5 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.21
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.26
php7.0 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.10.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
php5
php7.0

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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