CVE-2019-9640 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An invalid read in the PHP EXIF component allows attackers to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive memory information.

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

What is CVE-2019-9640?

CVE-2019-9640 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 Invalid Read in exif_process_SOFn.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9640?

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-2019-9640?

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-2019-9640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xcj5-5h7j-93q8, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9640.

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