CVE-2015-8878 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via a race condition in PHP's temporary file handling, affecting applications with high temporary file usage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8878?
CVE-2015-8878 is a medium-severity 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
main/php_open_temporary_file.c in PHP before 5.5.28 and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 does not ensure thread safety, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (race condition and heap memory corruption) by leveraging an application that performs many temporary-file accesses.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8878?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8878?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8878 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8878 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vw7-pjvv-vj46.