CVE-2015-4601

Name: CVE-2015-4601
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-05-16T10:59:08.767+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 8.02%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-4601 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. PHP before 5.6.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type, related to "type confusion" issues in (1) ext/soap/php_encoding.c, (2) ext/soap/php_http.c, and (3) ext/soap/soap.c, a different issue than CVE-2015-4600.. EPSS estimates a 8.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

PHP before 5.6.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an unexpected data type, related to "type confusion" issues in (1) ext/soap/php_encoding.c, (2) ext/soap/php_http.c, and (3) ext/soap/soap.c, a different issue than CVE-2015-4600.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

8.02%

94.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
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
Php	Php	<= 5.6.6

References

Timeline

Published: May 16, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-4601?

How severe is CVE-2015-4601?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-4601 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 8.02% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4601?

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Source: NVD / NIST