CVE-2009-2687

Public Exploit

Description

The exif_read_data function in the Exif module in PHP before 5.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed JPEG image with invalid offset fields, a different issue than CVE-2005-3353.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.09% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/824-1/ vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37482 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40262 third party advisory broken link
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=48378 exploit vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:145 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1632 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6655 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/36462 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1940 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/55222 vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10695 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/35441 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:167 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35440 vdb entry third party advisory patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51253 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_10.php patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2687?
CVE-2009-2687 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2687?
To fix CVE-2009-2687, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2687 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2687 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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