CVE-2016-5768

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

9.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 95.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-08-07 10:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:15Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-06-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-415Double FreeVariant
• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

27a0d7cf9efb06f5aafce8413e542e1aa1c56aff3806a5b64ffb7f80def8c5dc

• lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-09-20http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1761http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00004.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1922http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00003.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2750http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2598http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2598.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• php.nethttp://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpx_refsource_CONFIRM
• bugs.php.nethttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72402x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttp://github.com/php/php-src/commit/5b597a2e5b28e2d5a52fc1be13f425f08f47cb62?w=1x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160623 Re: CVE for PHP 5.5.37 issueshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.debian.orgDSA-3618http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3618vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• php.nethttp://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpx_refsource_CONFIRM
• h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731x_refsource_CONFIRM
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT207170x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com91396http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91396vdb-entryx_refsource_BID