CVE-2015-8838
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CVE-2015-8838 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Php | Php | 5.5.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.3 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.4 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.5 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.6 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.7 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.8 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.9 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.10 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.11 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.12 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.13 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.14 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.15 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.16 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.17 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.18 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.19 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.20 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.21 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.22 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.23 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.24 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.25 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.5.26 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.0 | Alpha1 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.3 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.4 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.5 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.6 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.7 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.8 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.9 | — |
| Php | Php | 5.6.10 | — |
| Php | Php | <= 5.4.42 | — |
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