#VU18379 Out-of-bounds read in PHP - CVE-2019-11034
Published: May 2, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18379
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11034
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group
PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the exif_process_IFD_TAG() function in PHP EXIF extension when processing certain files. An attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.