High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7131
CVE-2016-7131
Description
ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed wddxPacket XML document that is mishandled in a wddx_deserialize call, as demonstrated by a tag that lacks a < (less than) character.
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Affected products
26cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.6.24
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <5.6.25, <7.0.10
- osv-coords14 versionspkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg: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%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205pkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/php7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/php7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 5.3.17-84.1+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.7-15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.7-15.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/php/php-src/commit/0c8a2a2cd1056b7dc403eacb5d2c0eec6ce47c6fnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/php/php-src/commit/a14fdb9746262549bbbb96abb87338bacd147e1bnvdIssue TrackingPatch
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploitIssue Tracking
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92768nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036680nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19nvdThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/9nvdMailing List
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvdRelease Notes
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpnvdRelease Notes
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