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CVE-2015-8866 Details

Description

ext/libxml/libxml.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6, when PHP-FPM is used, does not isolate each thread from libxml_disable_entity_loader changes in other threads, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) and XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attacks via a crafted XML document, a related issue to CVE-2015-5161.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.6 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de31324c221c1791b26350ba106cc26bad23ace9	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00033.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00056.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1509817	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64938	CVE	ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87470	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de31324c221c1791b26350ba106cc26bad23ace9	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00033.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00056.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1509817	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64938	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87470	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 24 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-611	Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
php php	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.22 >= 5.6.0, < 5.6.6 >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.27 >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.13 >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:php:php:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04 15.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensuse leap	42.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse	13.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise module for web scripting	12
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_module_for_web_scripting:12:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise software development kit	12 - 12 sp1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 20, 2022	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Feb 14, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 1, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 24, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 23, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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