UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8865

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CVE-2015-8865
Published: 31 Dec 2015, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:24

Vulnerability Summary

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

Timeline

31 Dec 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:24
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

  • ubuntu•file

    < 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4

  • ubuntu•php5

    < 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16

  • ubuntu•php7.0

    < 7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1

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