CVE-2018-14851

Description

exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.6.37, 7.0.x before 7.0.31, 7.1.x before 7.1.20, and 7.2.x before 7.2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104871 third party advisory vdb entry
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php release notes vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181107-0003/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3766-1/ vendor advisory third party advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-12 third party advisory
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php release notes vendor advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76557 vendor advisory issue tracking patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4353 vendor advisory third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3766-2/ vendor advisory third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2519 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14851?
CVE-2018-14851 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14851?
To fix CVE-2018-14851, 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-2018-14851 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-14851 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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