Out-of-Bounds Affecting php5 package, versions <5.3.10-1ubuntu3.24


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.12% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-PHP5-395042
  • published25 Jul 2016
  • disclosed25 Jul 2016

Introduced: 25 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-6288  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 php5 to version 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.24 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.

The php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type.