NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting rh-php56-php package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.4% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-RHPHP56PHP-9866056
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2016

Introduced: 1 Jan 2016

CVE-2016-9934  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 rh-php56-php.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-php56-php package and not the rh-php56-php package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via crafted serialized data in a wddxPacket XML document, as demonstrated by a PDORow string.