CVE-2016-6295 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting PHP versions before 5.5.38, 5.6.24, and 7.0.9, specifically within the ext/snmp/snmp.c component. This flaw, related to CVE-2016-5773, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by providing crafted serialized data. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a low-complexity attack requiring no user interaction or privileges, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.5.37CPE 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:H/I:H/A:H
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