CVE-2016-5096

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PHP versions prior to 5.5.36 PHP versions 5.6.x prior to 5.6.22

Description The issue is caused by an integer overflow in the fread function, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts. This is achieved by providing a large integer in the second argument to the fread function.

Recommendations For PHP versions prior to 5.5.36, update to version 5.5.36 or later. For PHP versions 5.6.x prior to 5.6.22, update to version 5.6.22 or later.