Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5772
CVE-2016-5772
Description
Double free vulnerability in the php_wddx_process_data function in wddx.c in the WDDX extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data that is mishandled in a wddx_deserialize call.
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Affected products
14- cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4
< 5.5.14-68.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.14-0.7.30.89.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-74.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-74.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-74.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- github.com/php/php-src/commit/a44c89e8af7c2410f4bfc5e097be2a5d0639a60cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvdPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlnvdBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00025.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00003.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3618nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91398nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT207170nvdThird Party Advisory
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