CVE-2015-7803: apple mac_os_x
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-7803 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 10.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 5Timeline
- 11-12-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The phar_get_entry_data function in ext/phar/util.c in PHP before 5.5.30 and 5.6.x before 5.6.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a .phar file with a crafted TAR archive entry in which the Link indicator references a file that does not exist.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
10.29%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 10.29% 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 causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Apple1 product
- mac_os_x≤ 10.11.1
Php1 product
- phpEOL≤ 5.5.29 | 5.6.1 | 5.6.2 | 5.6.3 | 5.6.4 | 5.6.5 | 5.6.6 | 5.6.7 | 5.6.8 | 5.6.9 | 5.6.10 | 5.6.11 | 5.6.12 | 5.6.13
Ubuntu1 product
- php5< 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14
3 vendors · 3 products
References
17 links- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.461720Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpX Refsource CONFIRM