CVE-2015-6831: debian debian_linux Use After Free
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-6831 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 7.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.3 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 7% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4Timeline
- 19-01-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in SPL in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) ArrayObject, (2) SplObjectStorage, and (3) SplDoublyLinkedList, which are mishandled during unserialization.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
7.06%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 7.06% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Php1 product
- php< 5.4.44 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.28 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.12
Ubuntu1 product
- php5< 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.13
3 vendors · 3 products
References
12 links- bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70169X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70168X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpX Refsource CONFIRM
- bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70166X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70155X Refsource CONFIRM