Heap Metadata Corruption Vulnerability in PHP's phar_parse_metadata Function

CVE-2015-3307 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The phar_parse_metadata function in ext/phar/phar.c in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap metadata corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted tar archive.

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