CVE-2011-0708 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash PHP applications on 64-bit systems by sending images with crafted EXIF data, causing a buffer over-read.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2011-0708?

CVE-2011-0708 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 20 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

exif.c in the Exif extension in PHP before 5.3.6 on 64-bit platforms performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an image with a crafted Image File Directory (IFD) that triggers a buffer over-read.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0708?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0708?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-0708 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-0708 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cv97-45j6-8wc2.

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