CVE-2015-0231

Summary

CVECVE-2015-0231
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-27 20:03:41 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUse-after-free vulnerability in the process_nested_data function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.re in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted unserialize call that leverages improper handling of duplicate numerical keys within the serialized properties of an object. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-8142.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php 5.4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.10 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.11 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.12 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.12 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.12 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.13 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.13 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.14 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.14 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.15 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.16 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.17 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.18 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.19 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.20 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.21 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.22 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.23 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.24 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.25 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.26 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.27 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.28 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.29 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.30 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.34 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.35 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha1 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha2 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha3 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha4 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha5 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha6 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.10 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.11 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.12 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.13 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.14 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.15 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.16 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.17 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.18 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.19 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.20 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha1 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha2 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha3 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha4 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha5 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.4 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201606-10) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0365-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX03337 SSRT102066 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache Web Server Suite running Apache Web ' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 OS X El Capitan 10.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
openSUSE-SU-2015:0325-1: moderate: Security update for php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0040 - Updated php packages fix security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:079 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03380 rev.1 - HP System Management Homepage (SMH) on Linux and Windows, Mu' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
PHP :: Sec Bug #68710 :: Use After Free Vulnerability in PHP's unserialize() (Still Exploitable) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net Exploit, Vendor Advisory
PHP CVE-2015-0231 Incomplete Fix Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
1185397 – (CVE-2015-0231) CVE-2015-0231 php: use after free vulnerability in unserialize() (incomplete fix of CVE-2014-8142) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03409 rev.1 - HP Matrix Operating Environment, Multiple Vulnerabilities' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3195-1 php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201503-03) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:032 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Fix for bug #68710 (Use After Free Vulnerability in PHP's unserialize()) · php/php-src@b585a3a · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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