UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10033

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10033

    Published: 30 Dec 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
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    Summary:

    Details: The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted Sender property.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libphp-phpmailer

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.2.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    5.2.10+dfsg-1
    5.2.14+dfsg-1
    5.2.14+dfsg-1build1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High