Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8838
CVE-2015-8838
Description
ext/mysqlnd/mysqlnd.c in PHP before 5.4.43, 5.5.x before 5.5.27, and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 uses a client SSL option to mean that SSL is optional, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, a related issue to CVE-2015-3152.
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Affected products
72cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 59 more
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.4.42
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=5.4.42, <=5.5.26, <=5.6.10
- osv-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205pkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 5.3.17-47.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-53.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- git.php.netnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00056.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00057.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00058.htmlnvd
- php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2nvd
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvd
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