NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting php5 package, versions <5.3.10-1ubuntu3.26


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.73% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-PHP5-394602
  • published4 Jan 2017
  • disclosed4 Jan 2017

Introduced: 4 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9934  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 php5 to version 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.26 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.

ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via crafted serialized data in a wddxPacket XML document, as demonstrated by a PDORow string.