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CVE-2015-8879

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.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
22 May 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
14 Oct 2026
Fixed in
5.5.38, 5.6.12
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • Every version before 5.5.38
  • From 5.6.0 before 5.6.12

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8879
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8879