Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-7171-1

USN-7171-1: PHPUnit vulnerability

Publication date

18 December 2024

Overview

PHPUnit could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

16.04 LTS

Packages

phpunit - Unit testing suite for PHP

Details

It was discovered that PHPUnit incorrectly handled web requests if exposed
to the internet. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achive remote
code execution or obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
16.04 xenial	phpunit – 5.1.3-1+ubuntu3+esm1

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References

CVE-2017-9841

CVE-2017-9841