CVE-2015-3307

Public Exploit

Description

The phar_parse_metadata function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap metadata corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted tar archive.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.80% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1187.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1186.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74703 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223441 patch exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69443 patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3307?
CVE-2015-3307 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3307?
To fix CVE-2015-3307, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3307 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3307 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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