#VU16128 Type confusion in PHP - CVE-2015-4603

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16128

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [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-2015-4603

CWE-ID: CWE-843

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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to type confusion in the exception::getTraceAsString function in Zend/zend_exceptions.c in 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 execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 5.4.0 - 5.4.39, 5.5.0 - 5.5.23, 5.6.0 - 5.6.7

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External links
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69152

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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.