The exif_process_unicode function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer free and application crash) via crafted EXIF data in a JPEG image.
CVE-2015-0232
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 16.2% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 51(Track)EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 16%
- EPSS %ILE
- 97%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 27, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (46)
- secalert@redhathttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- secalert@redhathttp://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21bc7464f454fec18a9ec024c738f195602fee2a
- secalert@redhathttp://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2fc178cf448d8e1b95d1314e47eeef610729e0df
- secalert@redhathttp://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=55001de6d8c6ed2aada870a76de1e4b4558737bf
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00029.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00079.html
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3195
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:032
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-0232(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | php5-pgsql (5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.2) @ utopic | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | php-0:5.3.3-46.el6_6 | 2015-07-09 | redhat |
| redhat | php-0:5.4.16-36.ael7b_1 | 2015-06-23 | redhat |
| redhat | php55-php-0:5.5.21-2.el7 | 2015-06-04 | redhat |
| redhat | php54-php-pecl-zendopcache-0:7.0.4-3.el7 | 2015-06-04 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php5 | 5.3.3-7 ... 5.3.3-7+squeeze9 (22 versions) | 5.3.3.1-7+squeeze26 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php5 | 5.4.11-1 ... 5.4.9-4 (30 versions) | 5.4.38-0+deb7u1 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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