What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-2783?

CVE-2015-2783 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 9.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2015-2783?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2015-2783. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 9.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-2783?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2015-2783. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

PHP CVE-2015-2783

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2015-06-09 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service PHP Buffer Overflow Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Server Eus Enterprise Linux Workstation Enterprise Linux Mac Os X

5.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.8 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 09, 2015 - 18:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.8

DescriptionCVE.org

ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted length value in conjunction with crafted serialized data in a phar archive, related to the phar_parse_metadata and phar_parse_pharfile functions.

AnalysisAI

ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted length value in conjunction with crafted serialized data in a phar archive, related to the phar_parse_metadata and phar_parse_pharfile functions. Affected products include: Php, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server. Version information: before 5.4.40.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.