Out-of-bounds Read Affecting php-pspell package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.24% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PHPPSPELL-1963217
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Apr 2016

Introduced: 20 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-4540  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 php-pspell.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-pspell package and not the php-pspell package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The grapheme_stripos function in ext/intl/grapheme/grapheme_string.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 (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative offset.

CVSS Scores

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