CVE-2015-5590

Publication date 20 July 2015

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.3 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php5 15.04 vivid
Fixed 5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.3
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.13
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.20

Patch details

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Package Patch details
php5

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.3 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2758-1
    • PHP vulnerabilities
    • 30 September 2015

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