Read the docs
TI-2016-05010 Aliases CVE-2016-5769GHSA-5jqx-3p4m-wv4h

Multiple integer overflows in mcrypt.c in the mcrypt extension in PHP before 5.5.37…

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-190Published · Updated

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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in mcrypt.c in the mcrypt extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value, related to the (1) mcrypt_generic and (2) mdecrypt_generic functions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08361 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 40

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.5.36VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 beta1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 beta2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 beta3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 beta4VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.36 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 30 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.7VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.8VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.9VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.10VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.11VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.12VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.13VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.14VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.15VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.16VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.17VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.18VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.19VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.20VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.21VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.22VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.7VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.9 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.11 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.12 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.13 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.14 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.15 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.16 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.17 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.18 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.19 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.20 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.21 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.22 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5769
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jqx-3p4m-wv4h

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 5

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
See all 739 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences