Description
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.
Published: 2016-05-22
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-499-1 php5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8735 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.157Z

Reserved: 2016-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8879

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-22T01:59:11.273

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

Link: CVE-2015-8879

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8879 - Bugzilla

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