CVE-2016-9935 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via a crafted WDDX XML document in PHP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9935?
CVE-2016-9935 is a critical memory corruption 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
The php_wddx_push_element function in ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.29 and 7.x before 7.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an empty boolean element in a wddxPacket XML document.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9935?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9935?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-9935 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9935 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as DSA-3737-1, GHSA-fv6v-3mxr-qrg2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9935.