Out-of-bounds read in PHP - CVE-2019-11040
Published: July 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19278
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11040
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in exif_read_data() function when parsing EXIF data. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the affected application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-11040
Install updates from vendor's website.