High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-4605
CVE-2015-4605
Description
The mcopy function in softmagic.c in file 5.x, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8, does not properly restrict a certain offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string that is mishandled by a "Python script text executable" rule.
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Affected products
42cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 32 more
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.4.39
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
10- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploit
- git.php.netnvd
- php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1186.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1187.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/12nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75233nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032709nvd
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