# CVE-2016-10160: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause memory corruption or execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHAR archive due to an off-by-one error in PHP.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4jqc-cj54-frf5, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10160

## What is CVE-2016-10160?

CVE-2016-10160 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Off-by-one error 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 corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHAR archive with an alias mismatch.

Weakness: CWE-193 (Off-by-one Error)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10160?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-10160?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-10160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-10160 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-10160 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10160/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10160/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10160
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10160
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10160

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