CVE-2015-6837

NameCVE-2015-6837
DescriptionThe xsl_ext_function_php function in ext/xsl/xsltprocessor.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13, when libxml2 before 2.9.2 is used, does not consider the possibility of a NULL valuePop return value before proceeding with a free operation during initial error checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6838.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-341-1, DSA-3358-1

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
php5sourcesqueeze5.3.3.1-7+squeeze28DLA-341-1
php5sourcewheezy5.4.45-0+deb7u1DSA-3358-1
php5sourcejessie5.6.13+dfsg-0+deb8u1DSA-3358-1
php5source(unstable)5.6.13+dfsg-1

Notes

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69782
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/07/5
Fixed in 5.5.45 and 5.6.13

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