CVE-2015-5590 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the phar_fix_filepath function within PHP versions prior to 5.4.43, 5.5.27, and 5.6.11. This vulnerability, rated High severity (CVSS 7.3), allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts by providing a large length value, as demonstrated by mishandling of email attachments by the imap PHP extension. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.4.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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