High
Security advisory
In PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3, all of the return values of stream_get_meta_data can be controlled if the input can be controlled (e.g., during file uploads). For example, a "$uri = stream_get_meta_data(fopen($file, "r"))['uri']" call mishandles the case where $file is data:text/plain;uri=eviluri, -- in other words, metadata can be set by an attacker.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-10712
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 05:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3, all of the return values of stream_get_meta_data can be controlled if the input can be controlled (e.g., during file uploads). For example, a "$uri = stream_get_meta_data(fopen($file, "r"))['uri']" call mishandles the case where $file is data:text/plain;uri=eviluri, -- in other words, metadata can be set by an attacker.
osv:CVE-2016-10712
Complete source record
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"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3566-2/",
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