Critical severity · published May 16, 2016
CVE-2015-4603
The exception::getTraceAsString function in Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
9.8
CVSS
10.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The exception::getTraceAsString function in Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type, related to a "type confusion" issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.6% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
through 5.4.39; 5.5.0; 5.5.1; 5.5.2; 5.5.3; 5.5.4; +27 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
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4603
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4603
php.net
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1186.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1187.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/12
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