PHP exif_read_data() denial of service
| php-exifreaddata-dos (51253) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHP is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by the improper validation of input by the exif_read_data() function. By sending a specially-crafted jpeg image file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a segmentation fault.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP (5.2.10 or later), available from the PHP Web site. See References.
References:
- PHP Web site: PHP 5.2.10 Release Announcement.
- BID-35440: PHP 'exif_read_data()' JPEG Image Processing Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-2687: The exif_read_data function in the Exif module in PHP before 5.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed JPEG image with invalid offset fields, a different issue than CVE-2005-3353.
- DSA-1940: php5 -- multiple issues
- GLSA-201001-03: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2009:145: php
- MDVSA-2009:324: php
- OSVDB ID: 55222: PHP exif_read_data() Function JPG Handling DoS
- OSVDB ID: 55223: PHP Zip File Property Handling Unspecified Memory Corruption
- OSVDB ID: 55224: PHP on Windows Multiple Function safe_mode Bypass
- RHSA-2009-1461: Important: Red Hat Application Stack v2.4 security and enhancement update
- RHSA-2010-0040: Moderate: php security update
- SA35441: PHP "exif_read_data()" Denial of Service
- SUSE-SR:2009:017: SUSE Security Summary Report
- SUSE-SR:2010:005: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-824-1: PHP vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1632: PHP Security Update Fixes exif_read_data() Denial of Service Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Debian Debian Linux 5.0
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
- Mandriva Linux 2009.1
- Mandriva Linux 2009.1 X86_64
- PHP PHP 5.2.0
- PHP PHP 5.2.1
- PHP PHP 5.2.2
- PHP PHP 5.2.3
- PHP PHP 5.2.4
- PHP PHP 5.2.5
- PHP PHP 5.2.6
- PHP PHP 5.2.7
- PHP PHP 5.2.8
- PHP PHP 5.2.9
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.4.z EUS
- RedHat RHEL Application Stack 2
Reported:
Jun 19, 2009
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