CVE-2015-8876

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: May 22, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Zend/zend_exceptions.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 does not validate certain Exception objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or trigger unintended method execution via crafted serialized data.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70121
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70121
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.8%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

php