CVE-2015-8994
Published: 2 March 2017
An issue was discovered in PHP 5.x and 7.x, when the configuration uses apache2handler/mod_php or php-fpm with OpCache enabled. With 5.x after 5.6.28 or 7.x after 7.0.13, the issue is resolved in a non-default configuration with the opcache.validate_permission=1 setting. The vulnerability details are as follows. In PHP SAPIs where PHP interpreters share a common parent process, Zend OpCache creates a shared memory object owned by the common parent during initialization. Child PHP processes inherit the SHM descriptor, using it to cache and retrieve compiled script bytecode ("opcode" in PHP jargon). Cache keys vary depending on configuration, but filename is a central key component, and compiled opcode can generally be run if a script's filename is known or can be guessed. Many common shared-hosting configurations change EUID in child processes to enforce privilege separation among hosted users (for example using mod_ruid2 for the Apache HTTP Server, or php-fpm user settings). In these scenarios, the default Zend OpCache behavior defeats script file permissions by sharing a single SHM cache among all child PHP processes. PHP scripts often contain sensitive information: Think of CMS configurations where reading or running another user's script usually means gaining privileges to the CMS database.
Notes
Author | Note |
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sbeattie | PEAR issues should go against php-pear as of xenial |
tyhicks | PHP7 < 7.0.14 and PHP5 < 5.6.29 are affected |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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php5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
trusty |
Released
(5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.22)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/ecba563f2fa1e027ea91b9ee0d50611273852995 upstream: https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/8202b970777b84d57c590b78f9b6572ef0e0c205 upstream: https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/9849c97b1bdfd7f0a7c499cad4cf601ebd68cc22 |
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php7.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(7.0.14-1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=ecba563f2fa1e027ea91b9ee0d50611273852995 |
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php7.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(7.1.1-1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |