Stack-based buffer overflow in PHP - CVE-2015-3329
Published: November 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16109
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3329
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the phar_set_inode function in phar_internal.h in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value in a (1) tar, (2) phar, or (3) ZIP archive.
The weakness exists due to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the phar_set_inode function in phar_internal.h in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value in a (1) tar, (2) phar, or (3) ZIP archive.
Affected software
PHP
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
php5 (Ubuntu package)
php
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
php5 (Ubuntu package)
php
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3329
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - addressed in versions 5.4.40, 5.5.24, 5.6.8
php5 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.30, 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.18, 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9, 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.4
php - addressed in versions 5.6.8-1.fc21, 5.6.8-1.fc22
php5 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.30, 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.18, 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9, 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.4
php - addressed in versions 5.6.8-1.fc21, 5.6.8-1.fc22