Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20156838000
Revision Date:2016-05-16Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-6838 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
Description:The xsl_ext_function_php function in ext/xsl/xsltprocessor.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13, when libxml2 before 2.9.2 is used, does not consider the possibility of a NULL valuePop return value before proceeding with a free operation after the principal argument loop, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6837.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-6838
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'php5' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '5.3.10-1ubuntu3.20').
  • BACK