Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the phar_fix_filepath function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.43, 5.5.x before 5.5.27, and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large length value, as demonstrated by mishandling of an e-mail attachment by the imap PHP extension.
Published: 2016-01-19
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: 6.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-307-1 php5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3344-1 php5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5544 Stack-based buffer overflow in the phar_fix_filepath function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.43, 5.5.x before 5.5.27, and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large length value, as demonstrated by mishandling of an e-mail attachment by the imap PHP extension.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2758-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:50:03.257Z

Reserved: 2015-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5590

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-19T05:59:00.120

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5590

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-07-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5590 - Bugzilla

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