{"id":"CVE-2015-2301","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-2301","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T06:22:44.889Z","title":"Use-after-free vulnerability in the phar_rename_archive function in phar_object.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an…","description":"Use-after-free vulnerability in the phar_rename_archive function in phar_object.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an attempted renaming of a Phar archive to the name of an existing file.","published":"2015-03-30T10:59:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:23:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["canonical/ubuntu linux","debian/debian linux","opensuse/opensuse","php/php","apple/mac os x","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux hpc node","redhat/enterprise linux hpc node eus","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server eus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.1467,"percentile":0.96675,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b2cf3f064b8f5efef89bb084521b61318c71781b","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/6","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3198","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:079","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73037","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031949","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68901","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194747","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT205267","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b2cf3f064b8f5efef89bb084521b61318c71781b","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/6","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3198","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:079","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73037","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031949","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68901","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194747","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT205267","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2301","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}