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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting php7.0 package, versions <7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.66% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-PHP70-386455
  • published25 Jul 2016
  • disclosed25 Jul 2016
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Introduced: 25 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-6292  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 php7.0 to version 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 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 exif_process_user_comment function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted JPEG image.