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CVE-2016-1904

php: heap buffer overflow in escapeshell functions

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · January 14, 2016

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

Multiple integer overflows in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to the (1) php_escape_shell_cmd or (2) php_escape_shell_arg function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write