CVE-2016-4473

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-4473  

/ext/phar/phar_object.c in PHP 7.0.7 and 5.6.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. NOTE: Introduced as part of an incomplete fix to CVE-2015-6833.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

/ext/phar/phar_object.c in PHP 7.0.7 and 5.6.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. NOTE: Introduced as part of an incomplete fix to CVE-2015-6833.

Find out more about CVE-2016-4473 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 5.1
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rh-php56-php) RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rh-php56-php) RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux php55-php Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux php54-php Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 php Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 php Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 php53 Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 php Not affected

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Hans Jerry Illikainen for reporting this issue.