Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20158865000
Revision Date:2016-05-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8865 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:The file_check_mem function in funcs.c in file before 5.23, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5, mishandles continuation-level jumps, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magic file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8865
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'file' package in xenial is not affected (note: '1:5.25-2ubuntu1').
  • OR The 'php7.0' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1').
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