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CVE-2015-8878

main/php_open_temporary_file.c in PHP before 5.5.28 and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 does not ensure thread safety, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (race condition and heap memory corruption) by leveraging an application that performs many temporary-file accesses.

Severity
Medium 5.9
Published
22 May 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
14 Oct 2026
Fixed in
5.5.28, 5.6.12
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • From 5.5.0 before 5.5.28
  • From 5.6.0 before 5.6.12

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8878
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8878