Php · Php · CVE-2016-4342
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
PHP versions prior to 5.5.32
PHP versions 5.6.x prior to 5.6.18
PHP versions 7.x prior to 7.0.3
**Description**
The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the ext/phar/phar object.c function of the PHP interpreter. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted TAR, ZIP, or PHAR archive, potentially leading to a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or other unspecified impacts.
**Recommendations**
For PHP versions prior to 5.5.32, update to version 5.5.32 or later.
For PHP versions 5.6.x prior to 5.6.18, update to version 5.6.18 or later.
For PHP versions 7.x prior to 7.0.3, update to version 7.0.3 or later.