CVE-2015-6836 Deserialization in n/a

What is CVE-2015-6836?

CVE-2015-6836 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization 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

The SoapClient __call method in ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13 does not properly manage headers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data that triggers a "type confusion" in the serialize_function_call function.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6836?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6836?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2015-6836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Php Php

• CVE-2012-2688 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2012-2376 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2011-3268 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2009-4143 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2008-5557 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Php Php vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g2mm-7jgw-995g, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6836.