CVE-2015-0231
highpriority · attend · 56EPSS 0.444 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Use-after-free vulnerability in the process_nested_data function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.re in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted unserialize call that leverages improper handling of duplicate numerical keys within the serialized properties of an object. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-8142.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedads_tec_psirt
Update firmware to the latest version available. The issues have been resolved with IRF1000 version 1.5.0, IRF2000 version 4.4.0 and IRF3000 version 1.2.0.
- Mitigationads_tec_psirt
It is recommended to disable all user accounts with restricted configuration write permissions if the update to the latest released version cannot be installed immediately.It is further recommended to use best practice password policies.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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affected products (77)
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advisories (1)
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- VDE-2023-009ads-tec: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IRF1000, IRF2000 and IRF30002023-05-08csaf · ads_tec_psirtDE
The affected products integrate the vulnerable libraries in a way so that the vulnerabilities can't be exploited remotely without prior authentication.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (51)
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- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpPatchcnnvd
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpcnnvd
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68710cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185397cnnvd
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b585a3aed7880a5fa5c18e2b838fc96f40e075bdcnnvd
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00029.htmlenisa_euvd
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