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.
Published 2016-05-22 01:59:10
Updated 2019-02-14 18:47:04
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2015-8878

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2015-8878
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2015-8878 46,705
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8878

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.13%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 48 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-8878

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
7.1
HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
8.6
6.9
NIST
5.9
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.2
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2015-8878

References for CVE-2015-8878

Products affected by CVE-2015-8878

  • PHP » PHP
    Versions from including (>=) 5.5.0 and before (<) 5.5.28
    cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • PHP » PHP
    Versions from including (>=) 5.6.0 and before (<) 5.6.12
    cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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