Security Advisory
CVE-2016-4538
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Description
The bcpowmod function in ext/bcmath/bcmath.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 modifies certain data structures without considering whether they are copies of the _zero_, _one_, or _two_ global variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call.
Published Date
May 22, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory