CVE-2019-11040 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-11040: Heap buffer overflow in EXIF extension

Vendor Php Group
Product PHP
Weakness CWE-125
Published June 18, 2019
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 18, 2019 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated