| Name | CVE-2016-5873 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| php-pecl-http (PTS) | buster | 3.2.0+2.6.0-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 4.0.0+3.2.4+2.6.0-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 4.2.3-3.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| php-pecl-http | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| php-pecl-http | source | (unstable) | 3.0.1-0.1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - php-pecl-http <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71719
https://github.com/m6w6/ext-http/commit/3724cd76a28be1d6049b5537232e97ac567ae1f5/def