CVE-2019-9639 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9xv-q955-564m, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9639.