CVE-2016-6294 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2016-6294?

CVE-2016-6294 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2016-6294?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Php Php.

Vulnerability Description

The locale_accept_from_http function in ext/intl/locale/locale_methods.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 does not properly restrict calls to the ICU uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a call with a long argument.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Php	Php	<= 5.5.37

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-6294?

CVE-2016-6294 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). The locale_accept_from_http function in ext/intl/locale/locale_methods.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 does not properly restrict calls to the ICU uloc_acceptLanguage...

How severe is CVE-2016-6294?

CVE-2016-6294 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-6294?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Php Php.