USN-7171-1: PHPUnit vulnerability

18 December 2024

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

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Releases

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.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04

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

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