CVE catalog
CVE-2016-10074
libphp-swiftmailer: CVE-2016-10074
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 43.79% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libphp-swiftmailer | sid | 6.3.0-8 | fixed |
| Debian | libphp-swiftmailer | forky | 6.3.0-8 | fixed |
| Debian | libphp-swiftmailer | bookworm | 6.3.0-3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libphp-swiftmailer | 16.04 | 5.4.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libphp-swiftmailer | 16.04 | 5.4.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libphp-swiftmailer | 18.04 | 5.4.2-1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libphp-swiftmailer | 20.04 | 5.4.2-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libphp-swiftmailer | source | sid | 5.4.2-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [849626] |
| Debian | libphp-swiftmailer | source | forky | 5.4.2-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [849626] |
| Debian | libphp-swiftmailer | source | bookworm | 5.4.2-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [849626] |
| Ubuntu | libphp-swiftmailer | deb | 18.04 | 5.4.2-1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libphp-swiftmailer | deb | 20.04 | 5.4.2-1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [php-swiftmailer]Unknown
Source package: [libphp-swiftmailer]
Details (2)
6.3.0-3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.2-1.1dsa · libphp-swiftmailer · debian · bookworm; dsa · libphp-swiftmailer · debian · 12
6.3.0-3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.2-1.1dsa · libphp-swiftmailer · debian · bookworm; dsa · libphp-swiftmailer · debian · 12
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10074]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-792-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3769-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10074]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10074]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-10074.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]