Use After Free Affecting php package, versions <0:5.4.16-36.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
17.1% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PHP-2050211
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Mar 2015

Introduced: 2 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-2787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 php to version 0:5.4.16-36.el7_1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php package and not the php package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the process_nested_data function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.re in PHP before 5.4.39, 5.5.x before 5.5.23, and 5.6.x before 5.6.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted unserialize call that leverages use of the unset function within an __wakeup function, a related issue to CVE-2015-0231.

CVSS Scores

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