Improper input validation in PHP
CVE-2015-8873
Stack consumption vulnerability in Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via recursive method calls.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.038 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- PHP
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.php.net/bug.php (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (Vendor Advisory)
- git.php.net/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8873?
- CVE-2015-8873 is a high-severity vulnerability in PHP, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8873?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8873 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.