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TI-2015-03849 Aliases CVE-2015-4601GHSA-49vc-479w-9w64

PHP before 5.6.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application…

Priority MEDIUM 53Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 19 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

PHP before 5.6.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type, related to "type confusion" issues in (1) ext/soap/php_encoding.c, (2) ext/soap/php_http.c, and (3) ext/soap/soap.c, a different issue than CVE-2015-4600.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07856 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 19 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.6.6VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.6.6 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1218 Released 2015-07-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-bcmath-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-cli-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +24
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-cli-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-common-5.3.3-46.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-bcmath-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-dba-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-cli-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-common-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) php-bcmath-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-dba-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-devel-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-cli-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-common-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) php-bcmath-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-dba-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-devel-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +12
  • RHSA-2015:1135 Released 2015-06-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    php security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) php-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-cli-5.4.16-36.el7_1 +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) php-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-cli-5.4.16-36.el7_1 +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php-5.4.16-36.ael7b_1, php-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-cli-5.4.16-36.ael7b_1 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.ael7b_1, php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-dba-5.4.16-36.ael7b_1 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-cli-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-common-5.4.16-36.el7_1 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-dba-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-devel-5.4.16-36.el7_1 +8
  • RHSA-2015:1053 Released 2015-06-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php55 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php55-2.0-1.el6, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el6 +27
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php55-2.0-1.el7, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el7, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el7 +25
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) php55-2.0-1.el6, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el6 +27
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) php55-2.0-1.el6, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el6 +27
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php55-2.0-1.el6, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el6 +27
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php55-2.0-1.el7, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el7, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el7 +25
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2015:1066 Released 2015-06-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    php54 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php54-2.0-1.el6, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php54-2.0-1.el7, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el7 +24
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) php54-2.0-1.el6, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) php54-2.0-1.el6, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php54-2.0-1.el6, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php54-2.0-1.el7, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el7 +24

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4601
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49vc-479w-9w64

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

Sources

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