# CVE-2016-4539: The xml\_parse\_into\_struct function in ext/xml/xml.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 allows remote attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-05-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The xml_parse_into_struct function in ext/xml/xml.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer under-read and segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data in the second argument, leading to a parser level of zero.

## What to do

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## References

- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00027.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/21
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3602
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90174
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00086.html
- https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dccda88f27a084bcbbb30198ace12b4e7ae961cc
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183736.html

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