vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-4072: Security patch for php56, php55 (ALAS-2016-698)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 3, 2016 | May 3, 2016 | Apr 16, 2020 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 3, 2016
Added
May 3, 2016
Modified
Apr 16, 2020
Description
The Phar extension in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename, as demonstrated by mishandling of \0 characters by the phar_analyze_path function in ext/phar/phar.c.
Solutions
amazon-linux-upgrade--php55amazon-linux-upgrade-php56
References
Rapid7 Labs
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