CVE-2015-7803

medium
Published 2015-12-11 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

The phar_get_entry_data function in ext/phar/util.c in PHP before 5.5.30 and 5.6.x before 5.6.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a .phar file with a crafted TAR archive entry in which the Link indicator references a file that does not exist.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://support.apple.com/HT205637

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69720

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
phpphp{"endIncluding":"5.5.29"}
phpphp5.6.1
phpphp5.6.2
phpphp5.6.3
phpphp5.6.4
phpphp5.6.5
phpphp5.6.6
phpphp5.6.7
phpphp5.6.8
phpphp5.6.9
phpphp5.6.10
phpphp5.6.11
phpphp5.6.12
phpphp5.6.13

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.