Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the multipart_buffer_headers function in main/rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25,…

Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the multipart_buffer_headers function in main/rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted form data that triggers an improper order-of-growth outcome.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

41.8% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (19)

• RHSA-2015:1187 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1186 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 74903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1032432 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1219 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2015:0993 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69364 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-3280 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1135 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05045763 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2015-8383 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2015-8281 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2015-8370 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1218 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 06:04 UTC.