Unscored severity · published Jun 9, 2015
CVE-2015-4026
The pcntl_exec implementation in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 truncates a pathname upon encountering a \x00 character, which might allow remote…
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CVSS
18.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The pcntl_exec implementation in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 truncates a pathname upon encountering a \x00 character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended extension restrictions and execute files with unexpected names via a crafted first argument. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7243.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)18.8% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
through 5.4.40; 5.4.39; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; +34 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus · Redhat
7.1 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.1 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
through 10.10.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4026
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4026
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158616.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158915.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159031.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00002.html
Patch
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
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