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High 7.5Published Jun 9, 2015

CVE-2015-3307The phar_parse_metadata function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap metadata corruption) o…

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The phar_parse_metadata function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap metadata corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted tar archive.

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CVSS
7.5 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node
redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node
7.0
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus
redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus
7.1
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server
redhat:enterprise_linux_server
7.0
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus
7.1
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux
redhat:enterprise_linux
6.0; 7.0
NVD
apple mac_os_x
apple:mac_os_x
through 10.10.4; through 10.10.4
NVD
php php
php:php
through 5.4.39; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; 5.5.0; and 41 more ranges
NVD

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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CVE-2015-3307: The phar_parse_metadata function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x | InfoSec Signals