UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4116

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4116

    Published: 16 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-4116
    Aliases:
    USN-3045-1

    Summary:

    Details: Use-after-free vulnerability in the spl_ptr_heap_insert function in ext/spl/spl_heap.c in PHP before 5.5.27 and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a failed SplMinHeap::compare operation.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4116, https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23262, http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3045-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4116

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: php5

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu4.19?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.19

    Affected versions

    5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2
    5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu3
    5.5.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1
    5.5.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2
    5.5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu1
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu2
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu3
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.11
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.12
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.13
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16
    5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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