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Debian: CVE-2016-6288: php5 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-6288: php5 -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/29/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

The php_url_parse_ex function in ext/standard/url.c in PHP before 5.5.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the smart_str data type.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-php5

References

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