DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8865

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CVE-2015-8865
Published: 20 May 2016, 10:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.3 HIGH
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 May 2016, 10:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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 Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•file

    < 1:5.24-1 | < 1:5.24-1 | < 1:5.24-1 | < 1:5.24-1

References (1)