CVE-2015-8878 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PHP versions before 5.5.28 and 5.6.12, specifically within the main/php_open_temporary_file.c component. This flaw arises from a lack of thread safety, allowing remote attackers to trigger a race condition and heap memory corruption when an application frequently accesses temporary files. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.9), an attacker can exploit this remotely with high attack complexity, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.6.0, < 5.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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