CVE-2019-9639 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An uninitialized read in the PHP EXIF component allows attackers to potentially disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted image files.

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

What is CVE-2019-9639?

CVE-2019-9639 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the EXIF component in PHP before 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16, and 7.3.x before 7.3.3. There is an uninitialized read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE because of mishandling the data_len variable.

Weakness: CWE-909, CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9639?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Netapp Storage Automation Store, Opensuse Leap, Php Php, Redhat Software Collections.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9639?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-9639 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h9xv-q955-564m, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9639.

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