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CVE-2019-11040
Heap buffer overflow in EXIF extension
Medium4.8EPSS 4.1%
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- php
Description
When PHP EXIF extension is parsing EXIF information from an image, e.g. via exif_read_data() function, in PHP versions 7.1.x below 7.1.30, 7.2.x below 7.2.19 and 7.3.x below 7.3.6 it is possible to supply it with data what will cause it to read past the allocated buffer. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium4.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.8.
Weakness
Affected products
References (8)
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77988 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1778 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2519 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20190920 [SECURITY] [DSA 4527-1] php7.3 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-4527 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-4529 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20190923 [SECURITY] [DSA 4529-1] php7.0 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:3299 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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