CVE-2016-10162 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash PHP applications by sending a malformed WDDX XML document, causing a null pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10162?
CVE-2016-10162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 24 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The php_wddx_pop_element function in ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP 7.0.x before 7.0.15 and 7.1.x before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an inapplicable class name in a wddxPacket XML document, leading to mishandling in a wddx_deserialize call.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10162?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10162?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-10162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m9v-p964-9q24, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10162.