CVE-2014-3515
php: unserialize() SPL ArrayObject / SPLObjectStorage type confusion flaw
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 9, 2014
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
A type confusion issue was found in the SPL ArrayObject and SPLObjectStorage classes' unserialize() method. A remote attacker able to submit specially crafted input to a PHP application, which would then unserialize this input using one of the aforementioned methods, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that PHP application.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of php as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-843 · Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type