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CVE-2015-6834

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) the Serializable interface, (2) the SplObjectStorage class, and (3)…

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 46.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) the Serializable interface, (2) the SplObjectStorage class, and (3) the SplDoublyLinkedList class, which are mishandled during unserialization.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
46.80% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 9 September 2015
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
php/php
Source
security@opentext.com
EPSS trend
0%25%50%21 September 2026: 42.61%22 September 2026: 46.80%4 November 2026: 46.80%21 September 20264 November 2026

EPSS moved from 42.6% on 21 September 2026 to 46.8% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-38122source ↗PHP 5.4/5.5/5.6 - SplObjectStorage 'Unserialize()' Use-After-Freephp · Taoguang Chendos9 September 2015yes
EDB-38120source ↗PHP 5.4/5.5/5.6 - SplDoublyLinkedList 'Unserialize()' Use-After-Freephp · Taoguang Chendos9 September 2015yes

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