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CVE-2015-9253

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5300-1

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in PHP 7.3.x before 7.3.0alpha3, 7.2.x before 7.2.8, and before 7.1.20. The php-fpm master process restarts a child process in an endless loop when using program execution functions (e.g., passthru, exec, shell_exec, or system) with a non-blocking STDIN stream, causing this master process to consume 100% of the CPU, and consume disk space with a large volume of error logs, as demonstrated by an attack by a customer of a shared-hosting facility.

Se ha descubierto un problema en PHP en versiones 7.3.x anteriores a la 7.3.0alpha3, versiones 7.2.x anteriores a la 7.2.8 y anteriores a la 7.1.20. El proceso maestro php-fpm reinicia un proceso hijo en un bucle infinito cuando se utilizan funciones de ejecución de programas (por ejemplo, passthru, exec, shell_exec o system) con un flujo non-blocking-STDIN y consumir el espacio del disco con un gran volumen de logs de error, tal y como queda demostrado con un ataque a un cliente de una instalación de alojamiento compartido.

USN-4279-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. The updated packages caused a regression. This update fixes the problem. It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 19.10. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-02-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-05-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Php
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Php
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< 7.1.20
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-
Affected
Php
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Php
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>= 7.2.0 < 7.2.8
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-
Affected
Php
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Php
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7.3.0
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alpha1
Affected
Php
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Php
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7.3.0
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alpha2
Affected