CVE-2015-4603 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a type confusion vulnerability in PHP's exception handling mechanism.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-4603?
CVE-2015-4603 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Php Php, published on 16 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4603?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Php Php, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4603?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2015-4603 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4603 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qq3c-gw9q-h6hc, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4603.