SB2018072411 - Out-of-bounds read in php7 (Alpine package) 



SB2018072411 - Out-of-bounds read in php7 (Alpine package)

Published: July 24, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018072411
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11034)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the exif_process_IFD_TAG() function in PHP EXIF extension when processing certain files. An attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application,  trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.