CVE-2015-8878

main/php_open_temporary_file.c in PHP before 5.5.28 and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 does not ensure thread safety, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (race condition and heap memory corruption) by leveraging an application that performs many temporary-file accesses.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.1 HIGH

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php	Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70002	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php	Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70002	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:php:php::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:php:php::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-05-22 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-8878

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8878

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8878

JSON object : View

Products Affected

php

php

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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