Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting php-mysql package, versions <0:5.4.16-36.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
12.11% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PHPMYSQL-5059072
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Mar 2015

Introduced: 3 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-4603  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 php-mysql to version 0:5.4.16-36.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1135.

NVD Description

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

The exception::getTraceAsString function in Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type, related to a "type confusion" issue.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1