USN-5300-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8923)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-03-03 13:58 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:11 – Source website
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Summary
php7.2, php7.4 vulnerabilities
Details

USN-5300-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-9253, CVE-2017-8923, CVE-2017-9118, CVE-2017-9120)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-9119)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts with XML parsing functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-21707)

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  "details": "USN-5300-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the\ncorresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts.\n An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n (CVE-2015-9253, CVE-2017-8923, CVE-2017-9118, CVE-2017-9120)\n \n It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.\n An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,\n or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-9119)\n \n It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts with XML\n parsing functions.\n An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.\n (CVE-2021-21707)\n",
  "id": "USN-5300-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:27Z",
  "published": "2022-03-03T13:58:39Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5300-2"
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9119",
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