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.

Affected: Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: php5

It was discovered that the PHP Zip extension incorrectly handled directories when processing certain zip files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary directories. (CVE-2014-9767)

It was discovered that the PHP Soap client incorrectly validated data types. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8835, CVE-2016-3185)

It was discovered that the PHP MySQL native driver incorrectly handled TLS connections to MySQL databases. A machine-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this issue to downgrade and snoop on TLS connections. This vulnerability is known as BACKRONYM. (CVE-2015-8838)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the imagerotate function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2016-1903)

Hans Jerry Illikainen discovered that the PHP phar extension incorrectly handled certain tar archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2554)

It was discovered that the PHP WDDX extension incorrectly handled certain malformed XML data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.…