CVE-2016-5096 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the fread function within PHP versions before 5.5.36 and 5.6.x before 5.6.22. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts by providing a large integer as the second argument to the fread function. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on availability and low impact on confidentiality and integrity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.5.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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