USN-2984-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2984-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2984-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2984-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-05-24T17:31:16.121794Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T04:34:15Z
- Summary
- php5, php7.0 vulnerabilities
- Details
-
It was discovered that the PHP Fileinfo component incorrectly handled certain magic files. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8865)
Hans Jerry Illikainen discovered that the PHP Zip extension incorrectly handled certain malformed Zip archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3078)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled invalid indexes in the SplDoublyLinkedList class. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3132)
It was discovered that the PHP rawurlencode() function incorrectly handled large strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4070)
It was discovered that the PHP phpsnmperror() function incorrectly handled string formatting. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4071)
It was discovered that the PHP phar extension incorrectly handled certain filenames in archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4072)
It was discovered that the PHP mb_strcut() function incorrectly handled string formatting. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4073)
It was discovered that the PHP phar extension incorrectly handled certain archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2016-4342, CVE-2016-4343)
It was discovered that the PHP bcpowmod() function incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4537, CVE-2016-4538)
It was discovered that the PHP XML parser incorrectly handled certain malformed XML data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4539)
It was discovered that certain PHP grapheme functions incorrectly handled negative offsets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4540, CVE-2016-4541)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain malformed EXIF tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4542, CVE-2016-4543, CVE-2016-4544)
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2984-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8865
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3078
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3132
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4070
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4071
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4072
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4073
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4342
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4343
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4537
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4538
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4539
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4540
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4541
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4542
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4543
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4544
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / php5
Package
- Name
- php5
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/php5@5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17
Affected versions
5.*
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "libapache2-mod-php5"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "libapache2-mod-php5filter"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "libphp5-embed"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php-pear"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-cgi"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-cli"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-common"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-curl"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-enchant"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-fpm"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-gd"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-gmp"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-intl"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-ldap"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-mysql"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-mysqlnd"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-odbc"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-pgsql"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-pspell"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-readline"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-recode"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-snmp"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-sqlite"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-sybase"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-tidy"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-xmlrpc"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17",
"binary_name": "php5-xsl"
}
]
}
Database specific
{
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4342"
},
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},
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}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4343"
},
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{
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4537"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4538"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4539"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4540"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4541"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4542"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4543"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4544"
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / php7.0
Package
- Name
- php7.0
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/php7.0@7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1
Affected versions
7.*
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "libapache2-mod-php7.0"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "libphp7.0-embed"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-bcmath"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-bz2"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-cgi"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-cli"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-common"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-curl"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-enchant"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-fpm"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-gd"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-gmp"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-imap"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-interbase"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-intl"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-json"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-ldap"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-mbstring"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-mcrypt"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-mysql"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-odbc"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-opcache"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-pgsql"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-phpdbg"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-pspell"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-readline"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-recode"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-snmp"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-soap"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-sqlite3"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-sybase"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-tidy"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-xml"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-xmlrpc"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-xsl"
},
{
"binary_version": "7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "php7.0-zip"
}
]
}
Database specific
{
"cves_map": {
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{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
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},
{
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"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-3132"
},
{
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"id": "CVE-2016-4070"
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],
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},
{
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{
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},
{
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"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4072"
},
{
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{
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},
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}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4073"
},
{
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{
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},
{
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"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4537"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4538"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4539"
},
{
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{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
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},
{
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"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4540"
},
{
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{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4541"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4542"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4543"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4544"
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
}