Is CVE-2015-8865 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-8865 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-8865?

CVE-2015-8865 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-8865?

CVE-2015-8865 has an EPSS score of 4.98% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8865?

Upgrade file on debian 11 to 1:5.24-1 or later. Fixes are available for 13 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-8865

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The file_check_mem function in funcs.c in file before 5.23, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5, mishandles continuation-level jumps, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magic file.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

fileDebian

Fixed in:1:5.24-1CVE-2015-8865

fileUbuntu

Fixed in:1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4USN-3686-1

Fixed in:1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1USN-3686-1

Fixed in:1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1USN-3686-1

libapache2-mod-php5Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17USN-2984-1

libapache2-mod-php7.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1USN-2984-1

libmagic1Ubuntu

Fixed in:1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4USN-3686-1

Fixed in:1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1USN-3686-1

Fixed in:1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1USN-3686-1

php5Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17USN-2984-1

php5-cgiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17USN-2984-1

php5-cliUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17USN-2984-1

php5-fpmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.17USN-2984-1

php7.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1USN-2984-1

php7.0-cgiUbuntu

Fixed in:7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1USN-2984-1

php7.0-cliUbuntu

Fixed in:7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1USN-2984-1

php7.0-fpmUbuntu

Fixed in:7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1USN-2984-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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