Use-after-free vulnerability in the process_nested_data function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.re in PHP before 5.4.39, 5.5.x before 5.5.23, and 5.6.x before 5.6.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted unserialize call that leverages use of the unset function within an __wakeup function, a related issue to CVE-2015-0231.
CVE-2015-2787
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 95.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 30, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (42)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00015.html
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73431
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032485
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-2787(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-fpm (5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.4) @ utopic | 2026-05-23 | 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 |
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