CVE-2015-2301

Name: CVE-2015-2301
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2015-03-30T10:59:10.63+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 14.39%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-2301 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Use-after-free vulnerability in the phar_rename_archive function in phar_object.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an attempted renaming of a Phar archive to the name of an existing file.. EPSS estimates a 14.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the phar_rename_archive function in phar_object.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an attempted renaming of a Phar archive to the name of an existing file.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

14.39%

96.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.10
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.1
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.2
Php	Php	>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.40
Php	Php	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.22
Php	Php	>= 5.6.0, < 5.6.6
Apple	Mac Os X	<= 10.10.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Hpc Node	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus	7.1
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Eus	7.1
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

References

http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b2cf3f064b8f5efef89bb084521b61318c71781b
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/6Exploit, Mailing List
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3198Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:079Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73037Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031949Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68901Exploit, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194747Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267Third Party Advisory
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b2cf3f064b8f5efef89bb084521b61318c71781b
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/6Exploit, Mailing List
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3198Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:079Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73037Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031949Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68901Exploit, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194747Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 30, 2015
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-2301?

How severe is CVE-2015-2301?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-2301 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 14.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2301?

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Source: NVD / NIST