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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-4544

The exif_process_TIFF_in_JPEG function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 does not validate TIFF start data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 6.69%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The exif_process_TIFF_in_JPEG function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 does not validate TIFF start data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted header data.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
6.69% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
php/php · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
Source
security@debian.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.