CVE-2016-6288

critical
Published 2016-07-25 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6288.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugs.php.net/70480

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
php phpphp{"endIncluding":"5.5.37"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.