CVE-2015-8867 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2015-8867?

CVE-2015-8867 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 22 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The openssl_random_pseudo_bytes function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 incorrectly relies on the deprecated RAND_pseudo_bytes function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8867?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8867?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-8867 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8867 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-33q5-mhvx-53mf, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8867.