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CVE-2016-4343

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 4.21%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-4343
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
4.21%

Original NVD Description

The phar_make_dirstream function in ext/phar/dirstream.c in PHP before 5.6.18 and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles zero-size ././@LongLink files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.