Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting php-xml package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
53.5% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PHPXML-1961103
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Mar 2016

Introduced: 2 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-4071  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-134  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 php-xml.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-xml package and not the php-xml package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.