CVE-2019-9640: High severity PHP PHP vulnerability

Published Jan 29, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the EXIF component in PHP before 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16, and 7.3.x before 7.3.3. There is an Invalid Read in exifprocessSOFn.

Other sources

Fixed bug (Invalid Read on exifprocessSOFn). (CVE-2019-9640)

— PHP

Affected Software

33 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/rh-php71-php<0:7.1.30-1.el7
0:7.1.30-1.el7
redhat/rh-php72-php<0:7.2.24-1.el7
0:7.2.24-1.el7
redhat/php<7.1.27
7.1.27
redhat/php<7.2.16
7.2.16
redhat/php<7.3.3
7.3.3
debian/php5
debian/php7.0
debian/php7.3
PHP PHP<7.1.27
7.1.27
PHP PHP>=7.1.0<7.1.27
PHP PHP>=7.2.0<7.2.16
PHP PHP>=7.3.0<7.3.3
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=42.3
NetApp Storage Automation Store
redhat Software Collections=1.0
alpine/php7<7.2.16-r0
7.2.16-r0
alpine/php7<7.2.16-r0
7.2.16-r0
alpine/php7<7.2.16-r0
7.2.16-r0
alpine/php7<7.2.16-r0
7.2.16-r0
alpine/php7<7.2.16-r0
7.2.16-r0
alpine/php7<7.2.16-r0
7.2.16-r0
alpine/php7<7.1.29-r0
7.1.29-r0
alpine/php7<7.2.17-r0
7.2.17-r0
alpine/php7<7.2.17-r0
7.2.17-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/rh-php71-php to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.1.30-1.el7
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/rh-php72-php to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.2.24-1.el7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/php to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.1.27
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/php to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.2.16
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/php to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.3.3
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade PHP to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.1.27
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/php7 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.2.16-r0
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/php7 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.1.29-r0
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/php7 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.2.17-r0
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade PHP to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.2.16
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade PHP to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.3.3

Event History

Jan 29, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Mar 8, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Description
Mar 9, 2019
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:29 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-9640?

CVE-2019-9640 is a vulnerability in the EXIF component in PHP before version 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16, and 7.3.x before 7.3.3.

2

How severe is CVE-2019-9640?

CVE-2019-9640 has a severity score of 7.5 (high).

3

How does CVE-2019-9640 affect PHP?

CVE-2019-9640 allows for an Invalid Read in the EXIF component of PHP.

4

Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2019-9640?

PHP versions before 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16, and 7.3.x before 7.3.3 are affected by CVE-2019-9640.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-9640?

To fix CVE-2019-9640, you should update PHP to version 7.1.27, 7.2.16, or 7.3.3.

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