Out-of-Bounds Affecting php5 package, versions <5.3.10-1ubuntu3.22


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.36% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-PHP5-394476
  • published16 May 2016
  • disclosed16 May 2016

Introduced: 16 May 2016

CVE-2016-2554  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 php5 to version 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.22 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php5 package and not the php5 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in ext/phar/tar.c in PHP before 5.5.32, 5.6.x before 5.6.18, and 7.x before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.

CVSS Scores

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