Use After Free Affecting rh-php56-php-mbstring package, versions <0:5.6.25-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.43% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHPHP56PHPMBSTRING-4690919
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed21 Jun 2016

Introduced: 21 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-4473  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-php56-php-mbstring to version 0:5.6.25-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2750.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-php56-php-mbstring package and not the rh-php56-php-mbstring package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

/ext/phar/phar_object.c in PHP 7.0.7 and 5.6.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. NOTE: Introduced as part of an incomplete fix to CVE-2015-6833.

CVSS Scores

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