PHP 5.4.41/5.5.25/5.6.9 getTraceAsStrin type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in PHP 5.4.41/5.5.25/5.6.9. The impacted element is the function exception::getTraceAsStrin. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4602. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.4.41/5.5.25/5.6.9 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function exception::getTraceAsStrin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/26/2015 as Bug 1232923 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-4602 since 06/16/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84659 (Oracle Linux 6 : php (ELSA-2015-1218)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196160 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Php5 Vulnerabilities (USN-2658-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.4.42, 5.6.10 or 5.5.26 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (104114), Tenable (84659), SecurityFocus (BID 75249†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032709†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50611†). The entries VDB-75634, VDB-76015, VDB-76016 and VDB-76017 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Nessus ID: 84659
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : php (ELSA-2015-1218)
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OpenVAS ID: 100723
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for php RHSA-2015:1218-01
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.4.42/5.6.10/5.5.26
Patch: fb83c76deec58f1fab17c350f04c9f042e5977d1

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: Bug 1232923
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76127
X-Force: 104114 - PHP type information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 75249 - PHP 'incomplete_class.c' Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032709 - PHP Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50611 - PHP <5.6.6 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Unserialize Issue in SoapFault, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/29/2015 17:45
Updated: 05/22/2022 08:39
Changes: 06/29/2015 17:45 (85), 07/01/2017 07:51 (4), 05/22/2022 08:35 (6), 05/22/2022 08:39 (1)
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