UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4073

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4073

    Published: 25 Apr 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-4073

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple integer overflows in the mbfl_strcut function in ext/mbstring/libmbfl/mbfl/mbfilter.c in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted mb_strcut call.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4073, https://gist.github.com/smalyshev/d8355c96a657cc5dba70, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/7, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2952-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2984-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4073

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: php5

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16

    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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