#VU16116 Information disclosure in PHP - CVE-2015-4025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16116

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4025

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: PHP Group

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 truncates a pathname upon encountering a x00 character in certain situations. A remote attacker can bypass intended extension restrictions and access files or directories with unexpected names via a crafted argument to (1) set_include_path, (2) tempnam, (3) rmdir, or (4) readlink.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 5.4.0 - 5.4.40, 5.5.0 - 5.5.24, 5.6.0 - 5.6.8

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External links
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69418

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.