CVE-2015-7803

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PHP versions prior to 5.5.30 PHP versions 5.6.x prior to 5.6.14

Description The issue is related to the phar get entry data function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a .phar file with a crafted TAR archive entry. This entry has a Link indicator that references a file that does not exist, leading to errors when trying to access the non-existent file.

Recommendations For PHP versions prior to 5.5.30, update to version 5.5.30 or later. For PHP versions 5.6.x prior to 5.6.14, update to version 5.6.14 or later.