High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5093
CVE-2016-5093
Description
The get_icu_value_internal function in ext/intl/locale/locale_methods.c in PHP before 5.5.36, 5.6.x before 5.6.22, and 7.x before 7.0.7 does not ensure the presence of a '\0' character, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted locale_get_primary_language call.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
9- php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvdPatchRelease Notes
- php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpnvdPatchRelease Notes
- github.com/php/php-src/commit/97eff7eb57fc2320c267a949cffd622c38712484nvdPatch
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploit
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/3nvdRelease Notes
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3602nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90946nvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
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