CVE-2015-8835

Description

The make_http_soap_request function in ext/soap/php_http.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 does not properly retrieve keys, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, type confusion, and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data representing a numerically indexed _cookies array, related to the SoapClient::__call method in ext/soap/soap.c.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.11% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00058.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00056.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2	vendor advisory
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84426	vdb entry
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70081
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00057.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8835?: CVE-2015-8835 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8835?: To fix CVE-2015-8835, 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-2015-8835 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-8835 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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