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CVE-2016-4071

Published: May 20, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
19.5%
Top 3.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Format string vulnerability in the php_snmp_error function in ext/snmp/snmp.c 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 format string specifiers in an SNMP::get call.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Apple Inc.
commercial·USaka apple, apple computer
mac os xOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
OS X
Operating Systems
php
oss-project·USaka php language, pecl, pear
phpDev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
PHP Group
oss-projectaka php, pear
PHPLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1
ubuntu.com
https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e25966544fb1d2f3d7596e060ce9c9269bbdcf8
git.php.net
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
h20566.www2.hpe.com
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