CVE-2016-4537
Published: May 22, 2016Last modified: November 9, 2023
Description
The bcpowmod function in ext/bcmath/bcmath.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 accepts a negative integer for the scale argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | php81 | Not affected (8.1.22-r0) |
| Stream | php81 | Not affected (8.1.22-r0) |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183736.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00027.html
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3602
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90173
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72093
- https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d650063a0457aec56364e4005a636dc6c401f9cd
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22