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Medium USN-3953-1 2 CVEs

php7.0, php7.2 vulnerabilities

Published Apr 23, 2019 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in JPEG
images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS php7.0 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS php7.2 7.2.17-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Medium 4.8

    Heap over-read in PHP EXIF extension

    When processing certain files, PHP EXIF extension in versions 7.1.x below 7.1.28, 7.2.x below 7.2.17 and 7.3.x below 7.3.4 can be caused to read past allocated buffer in exif_process_IFD_TAG function. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.

  • Medium 4.8

    Heap over-read in PHP EXIF extension

    When processing certain files, PHP EXIF extension in versions 7.1.x below 7.1.28, 7.2.x below 7.2.17 and 7.3.x below 7.3.4 can be caused to read past allocated buffer in exif_iif_add_value function. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11034
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11035