CVE-2015-7803
The phar_get_entry_data function in ext/phar/util.c in PHP before 5.5.30 and 5.6.x before 5.6.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a .phar file with a crafted TAR archive entry in…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The phar_get_entry_data function in ext/phar/util.c in PHP before 5.5.30 and 5.6.x before 5.6.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a .phar file with a crafted TAR archive entry in which the Link indicator references a file that does not exist.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.29% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- php/php · apple/mac os x
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 10.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d698f0ae51f67c9cce870b09c59df3d6ba959244
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00099.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00037.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3380
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/05/8
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76959
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.461720
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2786-1
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69720Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637Vendor Advisory
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d698f0ae51f67c9cce870b09c59df3d6ba959244
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00099.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00037.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3380
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/05/8
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76959
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.461720
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2786-1
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69720Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.