The file_check_mem function in funcs.c in file before 5.23, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5, mishandles continuation-level jumps, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magic file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade--php55amazon-linux-upgrade-php56 | May 3, 2016 | May 3, 2016 |
| Apple Osx Apachemodphp | apple-osx-upgrade-latest | Jun 2, 2016 | May 20, 2016 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-filedebian-upgrade-php5 | Apr 28, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| F5 Big Ip | f5-bigip-upgrade-latest | Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-phpgentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-apps-file | Oct 30, 2017 | May 20, 2016 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-phphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-clihuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-gdhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-ldaphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-mysqlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-odbchuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-pdohuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-pgsqlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-processhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-recodehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-soaphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-xmlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-php-xmlrpc | Sep 12, 2019 | May 20, 2016 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-phphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-clihuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-gdhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-ldaphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-mysqlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-odbchuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-pdohuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-pgsqlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-processhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-recodehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-soaphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-xmlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-php-xmlrpc | Sep 25, 2019 | May 20, 2016 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-phphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-clihuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-gdhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-ldaphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-mysqlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-odbchuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-pdohuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-pgsqlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-processhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-recodehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-soaphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-xmlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-php-xmlrpc | Aug 16, 2019 | May 20, 2016 | |
| Php | php-upgrade-5_5_34php-upgrade-5_6_20php-upgrade-7_0_5 | Jun 3, 2016 | May 20, 2016 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-fileubuntu-upgrade-libapache2-mod-php7-0ubuntu-upgrade-libmagic1ubuntu-upgrade-php7-0-cgiubuntu-upgrade-php7-0-cliubuntu-upgrade-php7-0-fpm | May 24, 2016 | May 20, 2016 |
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