CVE-2016-6292

6.5 mediumEPSS 3.9%

Medium (6.5) in php php. EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The exif_process_user_comment function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted JPEG image.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-476
Published: 2016-07-25
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

php:php

References

http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=41131cd41d2fd2e0c2f332a27988df75659c42e4
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php

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