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CVE-2016-4539
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-22T01:59:23.870 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:47:44.617

Summary

The xml_parse_into_struct function in ext/xml/xml.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer under-read and segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data in the second argument, leading to a parser level of zero.

Affected products

php — php

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References

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