#VU40100 Information disclosure in PHP - CVE-2016-7128 

 

#VU40100 Information disclosure in PHP - CVE-2016-7128

Published: September 12, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40100
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7128
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The exif_process_IFD_in_TIFF function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 mishandles the case of a thumbnail offset that exceeds the file size, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted TIFF image.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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