CVE-2015-8878
low-risk
Published 2016-05-22
main/php_open_temporary_file.c in PHP before 5.5.28 and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 does not ensure thread safety, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (race condition and heap memory corruption) by leveraging an application that performs many temporary-file accesses.
Do I need to act?
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0.37% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.9/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70002
Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70002
24
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal