CVE-2016-6296
Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in xmlrpc-epi through 0.54.2, as used in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9, allows remote
02 Description
Integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in xmlrpc-epi through 0.54.2, as used in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9, allows remote
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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
- 6.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.2% 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
- Moderate. 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-07-25 14:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 01:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-07-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b13f369d56d7d422bfbeb94c894150391e9a47bd81c473aae03b924ad6b202c7
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com92095http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095
- git.php.nethttp://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-09-20http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201611-22https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2750http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3059-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3059-1
- bugs.php.nethttps://bugs.php.net/72606
- php.nethttp://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- www.securitytracker.com1036430http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
- www.debian.orgDSA-3631http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631
- php.nethttp://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20160724 Re: Fwd: CVE for PHP 5.5.38 issueshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT207170
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20191126 [SECURITY] [DLA 2011-1] xmlrpc-epi security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00029.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xmlrpc-epi Fixed in 0.54.2-1.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xmlrpc-epi Fixed in 0.54.2-1.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xmlrpc-epi Fixed in 0.54.2-1.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- php5 Fixed in 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.19
- xmlrpc-epi Fixed in 0.54.2-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- php7.0 Fixed in 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
- xmlrpc-epi Fixed in 0.54.2-1.1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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