Php · Php · CVE-2015-8879
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
PHP versions prior to 5.6.12
**Description**
The issue is related to the odbc bindcols function in PHP, which mishandles driver behavior for SQL WVARCHAR columns. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) under certain circumstances, specifically when using the odbc fetch array function to access a particular type of Microsoft SQL Server table.
**Recommendations**
For PHP versions prior to 5.6.12, update to version 5.6.12 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the odbc fetch array function when accessing Microsoft SQL Server tables to minimize the risk of exploitation.