UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074

    Published: 30 Dec 2016Last Modified: 25 Oct 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-10074

    Summary:

    Details: The mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer before 5.4.5 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 e-mail address in the (1) From, (2) ReturnPath, or (3) Sender header.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10074, https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86, https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40972/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10074

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libphp-swiftmailer

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libphp-swiftmailer?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    5.4.1-1
    5.4.1-1ubuntu1

    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