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TI-2016-08235 Aliases CVE-2016-10159GHSA-xh3p-95gh-gc9x

Integer overflow in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer overflow in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.6.30 and 7.0.x before 7.0.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a truncated manifest entry in a PHAR archive.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07618 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 5 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.6.29; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.15VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.6.29; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.15 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2018:1296 Released 2018-05-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-php70-php security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php70-php-7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-bcmath-7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el6 +28
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php70-php-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-bcmath-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-php70-php-7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-bcmath-7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el6 +28
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-php70-php-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-bcmath-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-php70-php-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-bcmath-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-php70-php-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-bcmath-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php70-php-7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-bcmath-7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el6 +28
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php70-php-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-bcmath-7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el7 +26

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 OpenShift Enterprise 2AffectedNo 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-2018:1296
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:1296
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7)Fixed RHSA-2018:1296
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2018:1296
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2018:1296
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2018:1296
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:1296
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:1296
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10159
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh3p-95gh-gc9x

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 1

Sources

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