PHP exif_read_data buffer overflow
| php-exifreaddata-bo (18517) |  High Risk |
Description:
PHP is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the exif_read_data function, caused by improper bounds checking of section names. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 2
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2.1
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2.2
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG CURRENT
- PHP, PHP 4.0 RC2
- PHP, PHP 4.0 RC1
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta4
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta3
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta2
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta1
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta 4 Patch1
- PHP, PHP 4.0.0
- PHP, PHP 4.0.1
- PHP, PHP 4.0.2
- PHP, PHP 4.0.3
- PHP, PHP 4.0.4
- PHP, PHP 4.0.5
- PHP, PHP 4.0.6
- PHP, PHP 4.0.7
- PHP, PHP 4.1.0
- PHP, PHP 4.1.1
- PHP, PHP 4.1.2
- PHP, PHP 4.1.3
- PHP, PHP 4.2.0
- PHP, PHP 4.2.1
- PHP, PHP 4.2.2
- PHP, PHP 4.2.3
- PHP, PHP 4.2.4
- PHP, PHP 4.3.0
- PHP, PHP 4.3.1
- PHP, PHP 4.3.2
- PHP, PHP 4.3.3
- PHP, PHP 4.3.4
- PHP, PHP 4.3.5
- PHP, PHP 4.3.6
- PHP, PHP 4.3.7
- PHP, PHP 4.3.8
- PHP, PHP 4.3.9
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0
- PHP, PHP 5.0.1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.2
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
Remedy:
For PHP4:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP4 (4.3.10 or later), available from the PHP Web site. See References.
For PHP5:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP5 (5.0.3 or later), available from the PHP Web site. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libapache2-mod-php4, php4 or php4-cgi package (4:4.3.8-3ubuntu7.1 or later), as listed in USN-40-1 December 16, 2004 for more information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of php (4.3.10 or later), as listed in GLSA 200412-14 . See References.
For Fedora Core 2:
Upgrade to the latest php package (4.3.10-2.4 or later), as listed in Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-567. See References.
For TurboLinux:
Upgrade to the latest PHP package (4.3.8-11 or later), as listed in Turbolinux Security Advisory TLSA-2005-1. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2005:032-06 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For OpenPKG:
Refer to OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.053 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Dec 15 2004 - 12:46:20 CST , Advisory 01/2004: Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP 4/5 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0173.html.
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-116, Apple Security Update 2005-001 for Mac OS X at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-116.shtml.
- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-567, Fedora: php-4.3.10-2.4 update at http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/117629/102/.
- PHP Web site, PHP 4.3.10 Release Announcement at http://www.php.net/release_4_3_10.php.
- BID-11964: PHP Multiple Local And Remote Vulnerabilities
- BID-11992: PHP JPEG Image Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1065: Buffer overflow in the exif_read_data function in PHP before 4.3.10 and PHP 5.x up to 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long section name in an image file.
- GLSA-200412-14: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:151: Updated php packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.053: PHP
- RHSA-2004-687: php security update
- RHSA-2005-032: php security update
- SUSE-SA:2005:002: php4/mod_php4: remote code execution
Reported:
Dec 15, 2004
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