CVE-2016-9934 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted serialized data in PHP's WDDX extension due to 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-2016-9934?

CVE-2016-9934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 4 Jan 2017. 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 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via crafted serialized data in a wddxPacket XML document, as demonstrated by a PDORow string.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9934?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9934?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-9934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9r3m-57qh-73fc, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9934.

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