#VU16124 Type confusion in PHP - CVE-2015-4599
Published: November 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16124
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4599
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group
PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion in the SoapFault::__toString method in ext/soap/soap.c 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 to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type.
The weakness exists due to type confusion in the SoapFault::__toString method in ext/soap/soap.c 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 to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.