CVE-2015-4642

NameCVE-2015-4642
DescriptionThe escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted string to an application that accepts command-line arguments for a call to the PHP system function.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
php5 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)5.6.40+dfsg-0+deb8u18fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
php5source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- php5 <not-affected> (Windows specific)
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69646
https://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commitdiff;h=d2ac264ffea5ca2e85640b6736e0c7cd4ee9a4a9
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/3
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