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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-7803 · published 11 December 2015

CVE-2015-7803: Php vulnerability

Php · Php

The phar_get_entry_data function in ext/phar/util.c in PHP before 5.5.30 and 5.6.x before 5.6.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a .phar file with a crafted TAR archive entry in which the Link indicator references a file that does not exist.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 10% · top 4.5%
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
10%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The phar_get_entry_data function in ext/phar/util.c in PHP before 5.5.30 and 5.6.x before 5.6.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a .phar file with a crafted TAR archive entry in which the Link indicator references a file that does not exist.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d698f0ae51f67c9cce870b09c59df3d6ba959244
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00099.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00037.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3380
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/05/8
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76959
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.461720
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2786-1
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69720 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10
https://support.apple.com/HT205637 Vendor Advisory
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d698f0ae51f67c9cce870b09c59df3d6ba959244
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00099.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00037.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3380
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/05/8
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76959
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.461720
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2786-1
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69720 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10
https://support.apple.com/HT205637 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-7803), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.