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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-5399: php5 out-of-bounds write in bzread()

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-5399: php5 out-of-bounds write in bzread()

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/21/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.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 (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted bz2 archive.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-php
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-php5

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