PHP Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability - CVE-2016-6288 - Vulnerability Database

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PHP Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability - CVE-2016-6288

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Reference: CVE-2016-6288

NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6288

Title: PHP Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability

Overview:

The php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type.