php: php-fpm package vulnerable to symlink attack
Published Aug 25, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
php-fpm allows local users to write to or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
php
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
php54-php
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
php55-php
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php56-php
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | php | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php54-php | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php55-php | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php56-php | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 29.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3211 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228721 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3211
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3211
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3211 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228721 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3211 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3211 |
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