TI-2016-03913 Aliases CVE-2016-4544 GHSA-4c9m-5jff-5f83

The exif_process_TIFF_in_JPEG function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x…

MEDIUM 51CWE-119Published 2016-05-22 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The exif_process_TIFF_in_JPEG function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 does not validate TIFF start data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted header data.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0651 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 7 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php::::::::	5.5.0 to before 5.5.35; 5.6.0 to before 5.6.21; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.6	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*	42.1	Vulnerable	openSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*	13.2	Vulnerable	openSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:::::::*	24	Vulnerable	Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*	8.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 to before 5.5.35; 5.6.0 to before 5.6.21; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2016:2750 Released 2016-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
rh-php56 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)	Fixed	RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7)	Fixed	RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2)	Fixed	RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3)	Fixed	RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)	Fixed	RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2016:2750

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4544
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c9m-5jff-5f83

References

Exploit 1

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72094

Patch 1

[oss-security] 20160505 CVE Request: PHP: several issues fixed with 7.0.6, 5.6.21 and 5.5.35

Advisory 9

Other 1

https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=082aecfc3a753ad03be82cf14f03ac065723ec92

Sources

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