Description

ext/session/session.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 does not properly maintain a certain hash data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to session deserialization.

Remediation

References

CVE-2016-6290

Related Vulnerabilities

TYPO3 Improper Authentication Vulnerability (CVE-2022-36106)

PHP Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2015-5589)

Apache Traffic Server Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling') Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8004)

WordPress Plugin Leaky Paywall Cross-Site Scripting (4.16.5)

WordPress Plugin moreAds SE Cross-Site Scripting (1.4.6)

Severity

Critical

Classification

CVE-2016-6290 CWE-416 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities