#VU9467 Type confusion in PHP 

 

#VU9467 Type confusion in PHP

Published: November 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9467
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system

The weakness exists due to type confusion in exif_read_data(). A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted TIFF image, trigger heap overflow in debug mode and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Update to version 7.2.0.

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