CVE-2015-8876 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute unintended methods via crafted serialized data due to missing validation in PHP exception handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8876?
CVE-2015-8876 is a critical vulnerability in Php Php, published on 22 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 does not validate certain Exception objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or trigger unintended method execution via crafted serialized data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8876?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqq2-7mq5-4wwq, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8876.