High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 21, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-5399
CVE-2016-5399
Description
The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted bz2 archive.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- packetstormsecurity.com/files/137998/PHP-7.0.8-5.6.23-5.5.37-bzread-OOB-Write.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/72nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/1nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40155/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2598.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538966/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92051nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180112-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
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