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Vulnerability details: VCID-jmtv-ncbe-87hc
Vulnerability ID VCID-jmtv-ncbe-87hc
Aliases CVE-2016-4542
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
epss 0.01233 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
cvssv2 2.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4542
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4542
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183736.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00086.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00027.html
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-4542.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4542
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72094
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7456
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3074
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4537
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4538
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4539
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4540
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4541
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4542
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4543
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4544
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5093
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5094
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5095
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5096
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=082aecfc3a753ad03be82cf14f03ac065723ec92
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3602
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/21
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89844
1332865 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332865
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-4542 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4542
RHSA-2016:2750 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2750
USN-2984-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2984-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4542
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4542
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.79135
EPSS Score 0.01233
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:12:02.319113+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 38.0.0