{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074","details":"The mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer before 5.4.5 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \\\" (backslash double quote) in a crafted e-mail address in the (1) From, (2) ReturnPath, or (3) Sender header.","modified":"2026-05-20T16:06:01.077844294Z","published":"2016-12-30T19:59:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-10074"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10074"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40972/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10074"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libphp-swiftmailer","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libphp-swiftmailer?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.4.1-1","5.4.1-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"5.4.1-1ubuntu1","binary_name":"libphp-swiftmailer"},{"binary_name":"php-swiftmailer","binary_version":"5.4.1-1ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libphp-swiftmailer","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libphp-swiftmailer?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.2-1.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libphp-swiftmailer","binary_version":"5.4.2-1.1"},{"binary_name":"php-swiftmailer","binary_version":"5.4.2-1.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libphp-swiftmailer","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libphp-swiftmailer?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.2-1.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"5.4.2-1.1","binary_name":"libphp-swiftmailer"},{"binary_name":"php-swiftmailer","binary_version":"5.4.2-1.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libphp-swiftmailer","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libphp-swiftmailer?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["6.3.0-8"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"6.3.0-8","binary_name":"php-swiftmailer"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}