CVE-2015-8865
Description
The file_check_mem function in funcs.c in file before 5.23, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5, mishandles continuation-level jumps, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magic file.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:5.24-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:5.24-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:5.24-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:5.24-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:5.24-1 |
| macos | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| php | php | {"endIncluding":"5.5.33"} | |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | |
| php | php | 5.6.1 | |
| php | php | 5.6.2 | |
| php | php | 5.6.3 | |
| php | php | 5.6.4 | |
| php | php | 5.6.5 | |
| php | php | 5.6.6 | |
| php | php | 5.6.7 | |
| php | php | 5.6.8 | |
| php | php | 5.6.9 | |
| php | php | 5.6.10 | |
| php | php | 5.6.11 | |
| php | php | 5.6.12 | |
| php | php | 5.6.13 | |
| php | php | 5.6.14 | |
| php | php | 5.6.15 | |
| php | php | 5.6.16 | |
| php | php | 5.6.17 | |
| php | php | 5.6.18 | |
| php | php | 5.6.19 | |
| php | php | 7.0.0 | |
| php | php | 7.0.1 | |
| php | php | 7.0.2 | |
| php | php | 7.0.3 | |
| php | php | 7.0.4 | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8865.html
- http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=522
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe13566c93f118a15a96320a546c7878fd0cfc5e
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00057.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85802
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71527
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/6713ca45e7757297381f4b4cdb9cf5e624a9ad36
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-2/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8865
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.