CVE-2015-8838

php: mysqlnd interface vulnerable to BACKRONYM

Published May 16, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
ext/mysqlnd/mysqlnd.c in PHP before 5.4.43, 5.5.x before 5.5.27, and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 uses a client SSL option to mean that SSL is optional, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, a related issue to CVE-2015-3152.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8704 ext/mysqlnd/mysqlnd.c in PHP before 5.4.43, 5.5.x before 5.5.27, and 5.6.x before 5.6.11 uses a client SSL option to mean that SSL is optional, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, a related issue to CVE-2015-3152.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2952-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:29 AM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 16, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 20, 2015, 12:00 AM