Use-after-free vulnerability in the spl_ptr_heap_insert function in ext/spl/spl_heap.c in PHP before 5.5.27 and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a failed SplMinHeap::compare operation.

Affected: Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: php5, Ubuntu:16.04:LTS: php7.0

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain SplMinHeap::compare operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-4116)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled recursive method calls. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8873)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly validated certain Exception objects when unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8876)

It was discovered that PHP header() function performed insufficient filtering for Internet Explorer. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a XSS attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8935)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain locale operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-5093)

It was discovered that the PHP php_html_entities() function incorrectly handled certain string lengths. A remote attacker could use this i…