Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2009-3292
Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110322
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3292
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Unspecified vulnerability in PHP before 5.2.11, and 5.3.x before 5.3.1, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "missing sanity checks around exif processing."
How to mitigate CVE-2009-3292
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
- http://news.php.net/php.announce/79
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36791
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37412
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40262
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1940
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:302
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/3
- http://www.osvdb.org/58186
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.11
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_11.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_1.php
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022914
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7652
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9982