CVE-2011-4566

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the exif_process_IFD_TAG function in exif.c in the exif extension in PHP 5.4.0beta2 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to read the contents of arbitrary memory locations or cause a denial of service via a crafted offset_val value in an EXIF header in a JPEG file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0708.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 79.37% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/47253 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50907 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2399 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:197 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71612 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48668 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0019.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60150 exploit vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0071.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1307-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4566?
CVE-2011-4566 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4566?
To fix CVE-2011-4566, 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-2011-4566 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-4566 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~79% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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