The Phar extension in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename, as demonstrated by mishandling of \0 characters by the phar_analyze_path function in ext/phar/phar.c.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11136.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el6 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el6 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el6 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el6 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el6 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el6 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS
rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:2::el7 RHSA-2016:2750 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-499-1 php5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3560-1 php5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5073 The Phar extension in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename, as demonstrated by mishandling of \0 characters by the phar_analyze_path function in ext/phar/phar.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2984-1 PHP vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85993 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71860 cve-icon cve-icon
https://gist.github.com/smalyshev/80b5c2909832872f2ba2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e9b175204e3286d64dfd6c9f09151c31b5e099a cve-icon cve-icon
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 cve-icon cve-icon
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149 cve-icon cve-icon
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4072 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206567 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4072 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:17:30.790Z

Reserved: 2016-04-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4072

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-20T11:00:16.663

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4072

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-03-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4072 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses