CVE-2015-6836

HIGH

PHP < 5.4.45 - Remote Code Execution via SoapClient __call Type Confusion

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

The SoapClient __call method in ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13 does not properly manage headers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data that triggers a "type confusion" in the serialize_function_call function.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033548
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76644
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3358
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70388

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0343
EPSS Percentile 87.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Details

Status published
Products (30)
php/php 5.5.0 (13 CPE variants)
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
... and 20 more
Published Jan 19, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026