CVE-2016-7131 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a malformed WDDX XML document in the PHP WDDX extension.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7131?
CVE-2016-7131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 12 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed wddxPacket XML document that is mishandled in a wddx_deserialize call, as demonstrated by a tag that lacks a < (less than) character.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7131?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7131?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-7131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68cv-5w6p-w3xj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7131.