Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2009-2687
Published: January 19, 2023 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110326
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2687
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 perform service disruption.
The exif_read_data function in the Exif module in PHP before 5.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed JPEG image with invalid offset fields, a different issue than CVE-2005-3353.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-2687
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_10.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35441
- http://osvdb.org/55222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35440
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1632
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=48378
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:167
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:145
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36462
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37482
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1940
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40262
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51253
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6655
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10695
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/824-1/