UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4116

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-4116
Downstream
USN-3045-1
Published: 16 May 2016, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:05

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 May 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:05
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the spl_ptr_heap_insert function in ext/spl/spl_heap.c in PHP before 5.5.27 and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a failed SplMinHeap::compare operation.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•php5

    < 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.19

References (5)