CVE-2015-5590 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in PHP's phar extension, causing denial of service or potential code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5590?
CVE-2015-5590 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 19 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the phar_fix_filepath function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.43, 5.5.x before 5.5.27, and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large length value, as demonstrated by mishandling of an e-mail attachment by the imap PHP extension.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5590?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-5590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgw2-68qc-crv4, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5590.