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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting php7.0 package, versions <7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.93% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-PHP70-386376
  • published4 Jan 2017
  • disclosed4 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 4 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9935  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 php7.0 to version 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php7.0 package and not the php7.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The php_wddx_push_element function in ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.29 and 7.x before 7.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an empty boolean element in a wddxPacket XML document.