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TI-2015-03885 Aliases CVE-2015-4643GHSA-phcc-83hq-g329

Integer overflow in the ftp_genlist function in ext/ftp/ftp.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x…

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 20 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer overflow in the ftp_genlist function in ext/ftp/ftp.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long reply to a LIST command, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4022.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1541 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 20 fixed, 1 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 · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.4.42; 5.5.0 to before 5.5.26; 5.6.0 to before 5.6.10VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.4.42; 5.5.0 to before 5.5.26; 5.6.0 to before 5.6.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 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_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:0:*:*:*:*:*:*7 0VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 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_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 0 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1219 Released 2015-07-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php54-php security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php54-php-5.4.40-3.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-3.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.40-3.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php54-php-5.4.40-3.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-3.el7, php54-php-cli-5.4.40-3.el7 +20
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) php54-php-5.4.40-3.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-3.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.40-3.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) php54-php-5.4.40-3.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-3.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.40-3.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) php54-php-5.4.40-3.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-3.el7, php54-php-cli-5.4.40-3.el7 +20
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php54-php-5.4.40-3.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-3.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.40-3.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php54-php-5.4.40-3.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-3.el7, php54-php-cli-5.4.40-3.el7 +20
  • 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-2015:1187 Released 2015-06-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-php56-php security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-7.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-7.el6, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-7.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-7.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-7.el7, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-7.el7 +24
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-7.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-7.el6, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-7.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-7.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-7.el6, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-7.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-7.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-7.el7, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-7.el7 +24
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-7.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-7.el6, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-7.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-7.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-7.el7, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-7.el7 +24
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2015:1186 Released 2015-06-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    php55-php security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php55-php-5.5.21-4.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-4.el6, php55-php-cli-5.5.21-4.el6 +24
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php55-php-5.5.21-4.el7, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-4.el7, php55-php-cli-5.5.21-4.el7 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) php55-php-5.5.21-4.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-4.el6, php55-php-cli-5.5.21-4.el6 +24
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) php55-php-5.5.21-4.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-4.el6, php55-php-cli-5.5.21-4.el6 +24
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) php55-php-5.5.21-4.el7, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-4.el7, php55-php-cli-5.5.21-4.el7 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php55-php-5.5.21-4.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-4.el6, php55-php-cli-5.5.21-4.el6 +24
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php55-php-5.5.21-4.el7, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-4.el7, php55-php-cli-5.5.21-4.el7 +22
  • 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

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 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-2015:1186, RHSA-2015:1187, RHSA-2015:1219
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1186, RHSA-2015:1187, RHSA-2015:1219
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5)Fixed RHSA-2015:1186, RHSA-2015:1187, RHSA-2015:1219
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1186, RHSA-2015:1187, RHSA-2015:1219
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1)Fixed RHSA-2015:1186, RHSA-2015:1187, RHSA-2015:1219
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1186, RHSA-2015:1187, RHSA-2015:1219
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1186, RHSA-2015:1187, RHSA-2015:1219

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4643
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phcc-83hq-g329

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 8

Other 1

Sources

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