vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4072): PHP vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 20, 2016 | May 24, 2016 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 20, 2016
Added
May 24, 2016
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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
ubuntu-upgrade-libapache2-mod-php5ubuntu-upgrade-libapache2-mod-php7-0ubuntu-upgrade-php5-cgiubuntu-upgrade-php5-cliubuntu-upgrade-php5-fpmubuntu-upgrade-php7-0-cgiubuntu-upgrade-php7-0-cliubuntu-upgrade-php7-0-fpm
References
Rapid7 Labs
2026 Global Threat Landscape Report
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