Ubuntu has issued a security notice to inform users about flaws in php5 exploitable to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
According to the recent Ubuntu Security Notice php5 could be made to crash or run arbitrary code if it received specially crafted network traffic.“Summary -php5 could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.” states the advisory.The Security Notice was issued by for the first time by the vendor on 9th September, 2014 and it was coded as USN-2344-1.
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