CVE-2015-8865
HIGH7.3EPSS 1.0%php5 - security update
Published: 5/20/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The file_check_mem function in funcs.c in file before 5.23, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5, mishandles continuation-level jumps, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magic file.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/filefrom 0, < 1:5.24-1
- Debian/filefrom 0, < 5.11-2+deb7u9
- Debian/php5from 0, < 5.4.45-0+deb7u3
- Debian/php5from 0, < 5.6.20+dfsg-0+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |