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CVE-2015-5590

Published: 20 July 2015

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
php5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (5.3.10-1ubuntu3.20)
trusty
Released (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.13)
upstream
Released (5.6.11+dfsg-1)
utopic Ignored
(end of life)
vivid
Released (5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.3)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commitdiff;h=6dedeb40db13971af45276f80b5375030aa7e76f

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L