Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2005-3353
Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110499
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-3353
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The exif_read_data function in the Exif module in PHP before 4.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed JPEG image.
Affected software
PHP
How to mitigate CVE-2005-3353
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - addressed in versions 4.0.7, 4.4.0, 4.10
External References
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34704
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00786522
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-831.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17371
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17490
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17531
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18054
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22713
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/525
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1206
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-28-FLSA_2005_166943__Updated_php_packages_fix_security_issues.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:213
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.027-php.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php#4.4.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419504/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4320
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24351
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11032
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-232-1/