Gentoo update for PHP
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-10158 CVE-2016-10159 CVE-2016-10160 CVE-2016-10161 CVE-2016-9935 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-682 CWE-190 CWE-193 CWE-126 CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Incorrect calculation
EUVDB-ID: #VU12905
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10158
CWE-ID:
CWE-682 - Incorrect Calculation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the exif_convert_any_to_int function in ext/exif/exif.c due to numeric errors. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted EXIF data that triggers an attempt to divide the minimum representable negative integer by -1 and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
dev-lang/php to version: 5.6.30
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU12906
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10159
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can submit a truncated manifest entry in a PHAR archive and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
dev-lang/php to version: 5.6.30
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Off-by-one error
EUVDB-ID: #VU12907
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10160
CWE-ID:
CWE-193 - Off-by-one Error
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the phar_parse_pharfile function in ext/phar/phar.c due to off-by-one error. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted PHAR archive with an alias mismatch and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update the affected packages.
dev-lang/php to version: 5.6.30
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Buffer over-read
EUVDB-ID: #VU12908
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10161
CWE-ID:
CWE-126 - Buffer over-read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the object_common1 function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.c due to buffer over-read. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted serialized data that is mishandled in a finish_nested_data call and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
dev-lang/php to version: 5.6.30
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU12903
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9935
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the php_wddx_push_element function in ext/wddx/wddx.c due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can submit an empty boolean element in a wddxPacket XML document and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
dev-lang/php to version: 5.6.30
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-29
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
