CVE-2015-8865
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.3)—
The file_check_mem function in funcs.c in file before 5.23, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5, mishandles continuation-level jumps, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magic file.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.48%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 93
- Score date: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-119
References
- http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=522
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe13566c93f118a15a96320a546c7878fd0cfc5e
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00057.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85802
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71527
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/6713ca45e7757297381f4b4cdb9cf5e624a9ad36
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-2/
- http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=522
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe13566c93f118a15a96320a546c7878fd0cfc5e
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00057.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85802
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71527
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/6713ca45e7757297381f4b4cdb9cf5e624a9ad36
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-2/
Raw JSON (NVD)
Show
{
"id": "CVE-2015-8865",
"cveTags": [],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV2": [
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"cvssData": {
"version": "2.0",
"baseScore": 7.5,
"accessVector": "NETWORK",
"vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
"authentication": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"accessComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
},
"acInsufInfo": false,
"impactScore": 6.4,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"obtainAllPrivilege": false,
"exploitabilityScore": 10,
"obtainUserPrivilege": false,
"obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
"userInteractionRequired": false
}
],
"cvssMetricV30": [
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"cvssData": {
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"version": "3.0",
"baseScore": 7.3,
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"impactScore": 5.9,
"exploitabilityScore": 1.3
}
]
},
"affected": [
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "n/a",
"product": "n/a",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "n/a"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"published": "2016-05-20T10:59:00.137",
"references": [
{
"url": "http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=522",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe13566c93f118a15a96320a546c7878fd0cfc5e",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00057.html",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85802",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71527",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/file/file/commit/6713ca45e7757297381f4b4cdb9cf5e624a9ad36",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206567",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-2/",
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
},
{
"url": "http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=522",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe13566c93f118a15a96320a546c7878fd0cfc5e",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00057.html",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3560",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85802",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71527",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/file/file/commit/6713ca45e7757297381f4b4cdb9cf5e624a9ad36",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206567",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
},
{
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-2/",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
}
],
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-119"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The file_check_mem function in funcs.c in file before 5.23, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5, mishandles continuation-level jumps, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magic file."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "La función file_check_mem en funcs.c en file en versiones anteriores a 5.23, cómo se utiliza en el componente Fileinfo en PHP en versiones anteriores a 5.5.34, 5.6.x en versiones anteriores a 5.6.20, y 7.x en versiones anteriores a 7.0.5, no maneja correctamente saltos de continuación de nivel, lo que permite a atacantes dependientes del contexto causar una denegación de servicio (desbordamiento de buffer y caída de aplicación) o posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un archivo mágico manipulado."
}
],
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:35:23.687",
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "24CEC772-B44E-4CDC-94C5-0793FC90E173",
"versionEndIncluding": "5.5.33"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "5BF4E8FF-A3EC-43E8-A0C1-FD38AFCB77B8"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "54ADECFC-3C07-43BC-B296-6C25AC7F1C95"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "FE192054-2FBB-4388-A52A-422E20DEA2D7"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "F0195D48-3B42-4AC0-B9C5-436E01C63879"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "BF0E5D67-ABC1-41A5-94E1-7DD3CDB51D81"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "319E0573-B1AD-40B6-B4BC-8BE67ED3EFDB"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "1A7C00EB-87B7-4EB7-A4AC-8665D8C78467"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "21BFCF10-786A-4D1E-9C37-50A1EC6056F1"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "95A6D6C8-5F46-4897-A0B0-778631E8CE6A"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "F1F13E2D-A8F7-4B74-8D03-7905C81672C9"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "AE18933A-5FE6-41C7-B1B6-DA3E762C3FB6"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "9AE1289F-03A6-4621-B387-5F5ADAC4AE92"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "383697F5-D29E-475A-84F3-46B54A928889"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "786ED182-5D71-4197-9196-12AB5CF05F85"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "BF90980D-74AD-44AA-A7C5-A0B294CCE4F8"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "48D6B69C-8F27-4F4C-B953-67A7F9C2FBA5"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "B53DC0C3-EA19-4465-B65A-BC7CDB10D8BF"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "BEA4DFC1-6C0C-42FB-9F47-E3E1AA9E47E0"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "D904E21A-4B3B-4D96-850C-0C0315F14E6D"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "C7CEF6D7-8966-45E7-BEBB-12055F5898C6"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "171C1035-414C-4F3A-90F4-1A8ED26E3346"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "725BBA4E-B3BA-4AFA-A284-E0CDE3EC8FB4"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "F7793408-66A2-4DE7-B5AA-E49E8A2EE043"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "95840EC0-512D-468D-99B0-17E8CFDD6BE0"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "E1078D15-8073-4C04-82C2-3C8111E18B6C"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "1B2E5E0C-8DD7-4CF8-A7E7-28ED0FD8B0C1"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "3E6EE9E4-9D6E-4CCC-B116-6020DA6884BE"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "F9A23E37-8B94-440A-8014-389AC5389A19"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "DB6890AF-8A0A-46EE-AAD5-CF9AAE14A321"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "6B90B947-7B54-47F3-9637-2F4AC44079EE"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "35848414-BD5D-4164-84DC-61ABBB1C4152"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "2B1F8402-8551-4F66-A9A7-81D472AB058E"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "7A773E8E-48CD-4D35-A0FD-629BD9334486"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
},
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "40347FFA-6649-4B77-A252-728945507D43",
"versionEndIncluding": "10.11.4"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}