Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in PHP Phar Extension

CVE-2016-4072 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The Phar extension in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename, as demonstrated by mishandling of \0 characters by the phar_analyze_path function in ext/phar/phar.c.

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