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TI-2016-05014 Aliases CVE-2016-5773GHSA-7w96-3v7r-6g9j

php_zip.c in the zip extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before…

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-416Published · 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
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

php_zip.c in the zip extension in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8 improperly interacts with the unserialize implementation and garbage collection, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via crafted serialized data containing a ZipArchive object.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0926 95th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 41

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 31 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:5.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.23VulnerablePHP
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:5.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.23 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

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo 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
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5773
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w96-3v7r-6g9j

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 4

  • 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
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Sources

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