CVE-2015-8879
The odbc_bindcols function in ext/odbc/php_odbc.c in PHP before 5.6.12 mishandles driver behavior for SQL_WVARCHAR columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging use…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The odbc_bindcols function in ext/odbc/php_odbc.c in PHP before 5.6.12 mishandles driver behavior for SQL_WVARCHAR columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging use of the odbc_fetch_array function to access a certain type of Microsoft SQL Server table.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.42% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69975Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69975Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.