PHP prior 5.1.0 exif.c memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PHP (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the file exif.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 03/19/2011 as Bug 680972 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0708 since 01/31/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68432 (Oracle Linux 5 : php (ELSA-2012-0033)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120017 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2012:0033)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 11 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (68432) and Exploit-DB (16261).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 68432
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : php (ELSA-2012-0033)
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OpenVAS ID: 69976
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2262-2 (php5)
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Upgrade: PHP 5.1.0
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02/14/2011 +14 days 🔍
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03/19/2011 +33 days 🔍
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01/19/2012 +306 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +540 days 🔍
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03/14/2016 +360 days 🔍
02/01/2019 +1054 days 🔍

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Product: php.org

Advisory: Bug 680972
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0708 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 57273 - PHP before 5.3.6 Exif Extension on 64-bit Platforms Remote DoS via an Image with a Crafted IFD, Medium
SecurityFocus: 46365 - PHP Exif Extension 'exif_read_data()' Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 0
Vupen: ADV-2011-0744

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 02/01/2019 09:30
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (75), 02/01/2019 09:30 (11)
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