high
7.5
CWE
19
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2015-4025

First published: Tue Jun 09 2015(Updated: )

PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 truncates a pathname upon encountering a \x00 character in certain situations, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended extension restrictions and access files or directories with unexpected names via a crafted argument to (1) set_include_path, (2) tempnam, (3) rmdir, or (4) readlink. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7243.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iOS and macOS<=10.10.4
PHP<=5.4.40
PHP=5.4.39
PHP=5.5.0
PHP=5.5.0-alpha1
PHP=5.5.0-alpha2
PHP=5.5.0-alpha3
PHP=5.5.0-alpha4
PHP=5.5.0-alpha5
PHP=5.5.0-alpha6
PHP=5.5.0-beta1
PHP=5.5.0-beta2
PHP=5.5.0-beta3
PHP=5.5.0-beta4
PHP=5.5.0-rc1
PHP=5.5.0-rc2
PHP=5.5.1
PHP=5.5.2
PHP=5.5.3
PHP=5.5.4
PHP=5.5.5
PHP=5.5.6
PHP=5.5.7
PHP=5.5.8
PHP=5.5.9
PHP=5.5.10
PHP=5.5.11
PHP=5.5.12
PHP=5.5.13
PHP=5.5.14
PHP=5.5.18
PHP=5.5.19
PHP=5.5.20
PHP=5.5.21
PHP=5.5.22
PHP=5.5.23
PHP=5.5.24
PHP=5.6.0-alpha1
PHP=5.6.0-alpha2
PHP=5.6.0-alpha3
PHP=5.6.0-alpha4
PHP=5.6.0-alpha5
PHP=5.6.0-beta1
PHP=5.6.0-beta2
PHP=5.6.0-beta3
PHP=5.6.0-beta4
PHP=5.6.2
PHP=5.6.3
PHP=5.6.4
PHP=5.6.5
PHP=5.6.6
PHP=5.6.7
PHP=5.6.8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node=7.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=7.0

Remedy

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

Remedy

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69418

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-4025?

    CVE-2015-4025 has been rated as having high severity due to its potential to allow unauthorized file access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-4025?

    To fix CVE-2015-4025, upgrade PHP to the latest version available, specifically 5.4.41, 5.5.25, or 5.6.9 or later.

  • What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2015-4025?

    CVE-2015-4025 affects PHP versions before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9.

  • Can CVE-2015-4025 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2015-4025 can be exploited by remote attackers through crafted arguments.

  • What types of systems are vulnerable to CVE-2015-4025?

    Systems running vulnerable versions of PHP, including those on macOS and various Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions, are at risk.

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