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CVE-2015-8879 json

The odbc_bindcols function in ext/odbc/php_odbc.c in PHP before 5.6.12 mishandles driver behavior for SQL_WVARCHAR columns, which allows re…

published 2016-05-22 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-8735

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The odbc_bindcols function in ext/odbc/php_odbc.c in PHP before 5.6.12 mishandles driver behavior for SQL_WVARCHAR columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging use of the odbc_fetch_array function to access a certain type of Microsoft SQL Server table.

Patch / fix

  • php php 5.5.38, 5.6.12
  • rh-php56 RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.3-1.el6
  • rh-php56 RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.3-1.el7
  • rh-php56-php RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el6
  • rh-php56-php RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el7
  • rh-php56-php-gd RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el6
  • rh-php56-php-gd RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el7
  • rh-php56-php-cli RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el6
  • rh-php56-php-cli RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2750

  • php5 SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP1, SLE Software Development Kit 12, SLE Module for Web and Scripting 12 5.5.14-64.5
  • imap SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 +4 more 2007e_suse-19.1
  • php53 SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +5 more 5.3.17-71.1
  • php53 SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 5.3.17-47.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1SUSE-SU-2016:1633-1SUSE-SU-2016:1581-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-8879 updated cvss 2.6

php: odbc_bindcols function mishandles driver behavior for SQL_WVARCHAR columns

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 php, php53 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 php, php-gd, php-cli, php-dba, php-fpm, php-pdo, +20 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 php, php-gd, php-cli, php-dba, php-fpm, php-pdo, +18 more Red Hat Software Collections php54-php, php55-php, php54-php-gd, php55-php-gd, php54-php-cli, php54-php-dba, +44 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php56 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el6, +26 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php56 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el7, +24 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-php56 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el6, +26 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-php56 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el7, +24 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-php56 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el7, +24 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php56 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el6, +26 more
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php56 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el7, +24 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2750

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Exploit prediction

3.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.php.net https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69975 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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