CVE-2015-4147

Public Exploit

Description

The SoapClient::__call method in ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.4.39, 5.5.x before 5.5.23, and 5.6.x before 5.6.7 does not verify that __default_headers is an array, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing crafted serialized data with an unexpected data type, related to a "type confusion" issue.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 48.16% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032459 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/4 mailing list exploit patch
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73357 vdb entry
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69085 patch exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10 vendor advisory
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-2015-4147?
CVE-2015-4147 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4147?
To fix CVE-2015-4147, 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-2015-4147 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-4147 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~48% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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