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Fedora 24 : php (2016-b967ac1a74)

high Nessus Plugin ID 92149

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

26 May 2016, **PHP 5.6.22**

**Core:**

 - Fixed bug #72172 (zend_hex_strtod should not use strlen). (bwitz at hotmail dot com )

 - Fixed bug #72114 (Integer underflow / arbitrary null write in fread/gzread). (Stas)

 - Fixed bug #72135 (Integer Overflow in php_html_entities). (Stas)

**GD:**

 - Fixed bug #72227 (imagescale out-of-bounds read). (Stas)

**Intl:**

 - Fixed bug #64524 (Add intl.use_exceptions to php.ini-*).
 (Anatol)

 - Fixed bug #72241 (get_icu_value_internal out-of-bounds read). (Stas)

**Postgres:**

 - Fixed bug #72151 (mysqli_fetch_object changed behaviour). (Anatol)

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Solution

Update the affected php package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-b967ac1a74

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 92149

File Name: fedora_2016-b967ac1a74.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/14/2016

Updated: 2/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5096

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:php, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:24

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/30/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5093, CVE-2016-5096