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CVE-2019-11040 affects PHP applications that parse image EXIF metadata. A crafted image can make PHP read beyond allocated memory, potentially causing a crash or limited information disclosure. Business risk is mainly service disruption or data leakage in systems that process untrusted image uploads. Exposure is most likely in PHP web applications that accept image uploads or otherwise parse EXIF metadata from user-controlled image files using the EXIF extension. Treat as a moderate remediation item. Patch exposed image-processing systems first, especially customer-facing upload workflows, but there is no source-backed evidence of active exploitation in the provided bundle. Mitigation focus: Upgrade PHP to 7.1.30, 7.2.19, 7.3.6, or later fixed vendor packages.; Apply relevant distribution security updates from Debian, Red Hat, or openSUSE where applicable.; Prioritize systems that parse EXIF metadata from untrusted uploads..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L2.22.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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4.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77988CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2019:2519CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- 20190920 [SECURITY] [DSA 4527-1] php7.3 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- DSA-4527CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- DSA-4529CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- 20190923 [SECURITY] [DSA 4529-1] php7.0 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- RHSA-2019:3299CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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