#VU12904 Use-after-free error in PHP - CVE-2016-9936

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#VU12904 Use-after-free error in PHP - CVE-2016-9936

Published: May 3, 2018 / Updated: May 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12904
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9936
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the unserialize implementation in ext/standard/var.c due to use-after-free error. A remote attacker can submit crafted serialized data and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Update to version 7.0.14.

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