#VU45193 Out-of-bounds read in PHP - CVE-2011-0708

 

#VU45193 Out-of-bounds read in PHP - CVE-2011-0708

Published: March 20, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45193
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0708
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in exif.c in the Exif extension in PHP before 5.3.6 on 64-bit platforms performs an incorrect cast, which. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (application crash) via an image with a crafted Image File Directory (IFD) that triggers a buffer over-read.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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