SB2016101857 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP 



SB2016101857 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP

Published: October 18, 2016 Updated: June 10, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016101857
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2002-0081)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflows in (1) php_mime_split in PHP 4.1.0, 4.1.1, and 4.0.6 and earlier, and (2) php3_mime_split in PHP 3.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a multipart/form-data HTTP POST request when file_uploads is enabled.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2000-0967)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

PHP 3 and 4 do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by triggering error messages that are improperly written to the error logs.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References