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CVE-2016-3185

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl
7.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The make_http_soap_request function in ext/soap/php_http.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, 5.6.x before 5.6.12, and 7.x before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (type confusion and application crash) via crafted serialized _cookies data, related to the SoapClient::__call method in ext/soap/soap.c.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available
libapache2-mod-php5Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16USN-2952-1
php5Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16USN-2952-1
php5-cgiUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16USN-2952-1
php5-cliUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16USN-2952-1
php5-fpmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16USN-2952-1
php5-gdUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16USN-2952-1
php5-mysqlndUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16USN-2952-1
php5-snmpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16USN-2952-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days
86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2018-7600Critical9.8100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2020-3452High7.5100%KEVFix
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