Improper input validation in PHP
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 of the odbc_fetch_array function to access a certain type of Microsoft SQL Server table.
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: 0.035 (88.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.035 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.php.net/bug.php (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8879?
- CVE-2015-8879 is a high-severity vulnerability in PHP, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8879?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8879 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.