The SoapFault::__toString method in ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type, related to a "type confusion" issue.

Affected: Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: php5

Neal Poole and Tomas Hoger discovered that PHP incorrectly handled NULL bytes in file paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended restrictions and create or obtain access to sensitive files. (CVE-2015-3411, CVE-2015-3412, CVE-2015-4025, CVE-2015-4026, CVE-2015-4598)

Emmanuel Law discovered that the PHP phar extension incorrectly handled filenames starting with a NULL byte. A remote attacker could use this issue with a crafted tar archive to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-4021)

Max Spelsberg discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the LIST command when connecting to remote FTP servers. A malicious FTP server could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-4022, CVE-2015-4643)

Shusheng Liu discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain malformed form data. A remote attacker could use this issue with crafted form data to cause CPU consumption, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2015-4024)

Andrea Palazzo discovered that the PHP Soap client incorrectly validated data types. A remote attacker could use this issue with crafted serialized data to possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-4147)

Andrea Palazzo discovered that the PHP Soap client incorrectly validated that the uri property is a string. A remote attacker could use this issue with crafted serialized data to possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-4148)

Taoguang Chen discovered that PHP incorrectly validated data types in multiple locations. A remot…