Stack-based buffer overflow in the phar_fix_filepath function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 56
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.4.42 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 alpha2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 alpha3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 alpha4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 alpha5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 alpha6 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.4.42 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha6 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 46 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 beta4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.6 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.7 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.8 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.9 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.10 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.11 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.12 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.13 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.14 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.18 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.19 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.20 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.21 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.22 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.23 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.24 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.25 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.26 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 beta4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.6 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.7 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.8 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.9 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.10 | Vulnerable | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.9 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.11 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.12 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.13 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.14 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.18 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.19 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.20 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.21 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.22 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.23 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.24 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.25 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.26 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.9 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2016:0457 Released 2016-03-15 · Red Hat rating Moderaterh-php56-php security update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-8.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-8.el6, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-8.el6 +26
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-8.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-8.el7, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-8.el7 +24
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-8.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-8.el6, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-8.el6 +26
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-8.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-8.el6, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-8.el6 +26
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-8.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-8.el7, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-8.el7 +24
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-8.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-8.el7, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-8.el7 +24
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-8.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-8.el6, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-8.el6 +26
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php56-php-5.6.5-8.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.5-8.el7, rh-php56-php-cli-5.6.5-8.el7 +24
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0457 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0457 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0457 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0457 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0457 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0457 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0457 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0457 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5590
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgw2-68qc-crv4
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Sources
- CVE-2015-5590 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5590 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgw2-68qc-crv4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5590 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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