CVE-2018-14883 Integer overflow in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An integer overflow in PHP's EXIF handling causes a heap-based buffer over-read, potentially leading to crashes or information disclosure.

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

What is CVE-2018-14883?

CVE-2018-14883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.37, 7.0.x before 7.0.31, 7.1.x before 7.1.20, and 7.2.x before 7.2.8. An Integer Overflow leads to a heap-based buffer over-read in exif_thumbnail_extract of exif.c.

Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14883?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Netapp Storage Automation Store, Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14883?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-14883 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-14883, GHSA-42jg-f4qq-3gvm, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14883.

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