CVE-2015-8878 — MEDIUM (5.9)

Q: How severe is CVE-2015-8878?

CVE-2015-8878 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2015-8878?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Php Php.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Php	Php	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.28

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362 CWE-119

References

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpVendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70002Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpVendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70002Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-8878?

CVE-2015-8878 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). 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 co...

How severe is CVE-2015-8878?

CVE-2015-8878 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-8878?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Php Php.