Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20165873000
Revision Date
:
2017-01-23
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2016-5873 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description
:
Buffer overflow in the HTTP URL parsing functions in pecl_http before 3.0.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via non-printable characters in a URL.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2016-5873
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
AND
NOT
While related to the CVE in some way, the 'php-pecl-http' package in xenial is not affected (note: '3.0.1-0.1').
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