USN-2984-1: PHP vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the PHP Fileinfo component incorrectly handled certain magic files. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8865) Hans Jerry Illikainen discovered that the PHP Zip extension incorrectly handled certain malformed Zip archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3078) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled invalid indexes in the SplDoublyLinkedList class. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3132) It was discovered that the PHP rawurlencode() function incorrectly handled large strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4070) It was discovered that the PHP phpsnmperror() function incorrectly handled string formatting. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4071) It was discovered that the PHP phar extension incorrectly handled certain filenames in archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4072) It was discovered that the PHP mbstrcut() function incorrectly handled string formatting. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4073) It was discovered that the PHP phar extension incorrectly handled certain archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2016-4342, CVE-2016-4343) It was discovered that the PHP bcpowmod() function incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4537, CVE-2016-4538) It was discovered that the PHP XML parser incorrectly handled certain malformed XML data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4539) It was discovered that certain PHP grapheme functions incorrectly handled negative offsets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4540, CVE-2016-4541) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain malformed EXIF tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4542, CVE-2016-4543, CVE-2016-4544)
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Contains the following vulnerabilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this advisory?
USN-2984-1
What is the affected software?
The affected software includes libapache2-mod-php7.0, php7.0-cgi, php7.0-cli, php7.0-fpm, libapache2-mod-php5, php5-cgi, php5-cli, php5-fpm.
What is the severity of the PHP vulnerabilities?
The severity of the PHP vulnerabilities is not specified.
How do I fix the PHP vulnerabilities?
To fix the PHP vulnerabilities, update to version 7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1 for the affected software packages.
Where can I find more information about the PHP vulnerabilities?
More information about the PHP vulnerabilities can be found in the references provided: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8865, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3078, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3132