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CVE-2016-4343

The phar_make_dirstream function in ext/phar/dirstream.c in PHP before 5.6.18 and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles zero-size ././@LongLink files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.

  • Published: May 22, 2016
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-4343
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
php / php - 5.5.36
php / php 5.6.0 5.6.18
php / php 7.0.0 7.0.3
opensuse / opensuse 13.2 13.2.x