CVE-2016-7128
The exif_process_IFD_in_TIFF function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 mishandles the case of a thumbnail offset that exceeds the file size, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The exif_process_IFD_in_TIFF function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 mishandles the case of a thumbnail offset that exceeds the file size, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted TIFF image.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.77% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 9.3% on 21 September 2026 to 7.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/9Mailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92564
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036680
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72627Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/6dbb1ee46b5f4725cc6519abf91e512a2a10dfed?w=1Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/9Mailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92564
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036680
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72627Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/6dbb1ee46b5f4725cc6519abf91e512a2a10dfed?w=1Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.