Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the xml_parse_into_struct function. If a PHP application parsed untrusted XML, an attacker could use this flaw with a specially-crafted XML document to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or to possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-4113)
16 July 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the xml_parse_into_struct function. If a PHP application parsed untrusted XML, an attacker could use this flaw with a specially-crafted XML document to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or to possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-4113)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the jdtojewish function. An attacker could use this flaw to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4635)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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