CVE-2015-8867

Publication date 22 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The openssl_random_pseudo_bytes function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 incorrectly relies on the deprecated RAND_pseudo_bytes function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
php5	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Fixed 5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.22
php7.0	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
php5	Upstream: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=16023f3e3b9c06cf677c3c980e8d574e4c162827

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N