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CVE-2019-11050 affects PHP image metadata parsing. A specially crafted image with EXIF data can make vulnerable PHP versions read outside allocated memory, potentially crashing the process or exposing limited information. The business risk is highest for web applications that process user-supplied images using PHP's EXIF extension. Public-facing PHP applications are most exposed when they accept uploaded or remote images and parse EXIF metadata. Systems are less exposed if the EXIF extension is disabled, image metadata is not parsed, or distribution packages have backported the security fix. Treat this as a routine but real patching item for internet-facing PHP services handling images. It is not supported as an emergency exploitation case by the provided sources, but it can affect availability and limited data exposure where vulnerable EXIF parsing is reachable. Mitigation focus: Upgrade PHP beyond the affected versions or apply vendor security packages.; Prioritize systems that parse EXIF metadata from user-uploaded images.; Review distribution advisories for backported fixes before judging by version string alone..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/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:3.1/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=78793CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191229 [SECURITY] [DLA 2050-1] php5 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0002/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2019-437d94e271CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2019-a54a622670CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- USN-4239-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- 20200218 [SECURITY] [DSA 4626-1] php7.3 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- DSA-4626CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- DSA-4628CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- 20200219 [SECURITY] [DSA 4628-1] php7.0 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- 20210116 Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 4628-1] php7.0 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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