CVE-2018-14851
published 2018-08-02CVE-2018-14851: 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…
PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
4.31%
90.1th percentile
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.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| php | php | <= 5.6.36 | — |
| php | php | >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.31 | 7.0.31 |
| php | php | >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.20 | 7.1.20 |
| php | php | >= 7.2.0 < 7.2.8 | 7.2.8 |
| php5 | php5 | >= 0 < 5.6.37-r0 | 5.6.37-r0 |
| php5 | php5 | >= 0 < 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.26 | 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.26 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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CISA ICS
Festo Didactic SE MES PC
cisa_ics·2026-01-27·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] Festo Didactic SE MES PC
ICS Advisory
##
Festo Didactic SE MES PC
Release DateJanuary 27, 2026
Alert CodeICSA-26-027-02
Related topics:
Industrial Control System Vulnerabilities, Industrial Control Systems
View CSAF
## Summary
MES PCs shipped with Windows 10 come pre-installed with XAMPP. XAMPP is a bundle of third-party open-source applications including the Apache HTTP Server, the MariaDB database and more. From time to time, vulnerabilities in these applications are discovered. These are fixed in newer versions of XAMPP by updating the bundled applications. MES PCs shipped with Windows 10 include a copy of XAMPP which contains around 140 such vulnerabilities listed in this advisory. They can be fixed by replacing XAMPP with Festo Didactic's Factory Control Panel application.
The
Ubuntu
PHP vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-09-19·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-14851 [MEDIUM] PHP vulnerabilities
Title: PHP vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
USN-3766-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in JPEG
images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14851, CVE-2018-14883)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
PHP vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-09-18·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9253 [MEDIUM] PHP vulnerabilities
Title: PHP vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled restarting certain child
processes when php-fpm is used. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu
18.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-9253)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in JPEG
images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14851, CVE-2018-14883)
Instructions: In Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, this update uses a new upstream
release, which includes additional bug fixes.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
php: exif: Buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE()
vendor_redhat·2018-06-07·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-14851 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 php: exif: Buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE()
php: exif: Buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE()
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.
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: php53 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: php (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: rh-php70-php (Red Hat Software Collections) - Fix deferred
Package: rh-php72-php (Red Hat Software Collections) - Not affected
GHSA
GHSA-f8q9-j8w7-gmcr: exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE in ext/exif/exif
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-14851 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-f8q9-j8w7-gmcr: exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE in ext/exif/exif
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.
OSV
php5, php7.0, php7.2 vulnerabilities
osv·2018-09-18·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9253 [MEDIUM] php5, php7.0, php7.2 vulnerabilities
php5, php7.0, php7.2 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled restarting certain child
processes when php-fpm is used. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu
18.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-9253)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in JPEG
images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14851, CVE-2018-14883)
OSV
CVE-2018-14851: exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE in ext/exif/exif
osv·2018-08-02·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-14851 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-14851: exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE in ext/exif/exif
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-14851 php: exif: buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE() [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-07-31·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-14851 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-14851 php: exif: buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE() [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-14851 php: exif: buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE() [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple suppo
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-14851 php: exif: Buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE()
bugzilla·2018-07-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-14851 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-14851 php: exif: Buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE()
CVE-2018-14851 php: exif: Buffer over-read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE()
PHP before versions 5.6.37, 7.0.31, 7.1.20 and 7.2.8 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the exif.c:exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE() function. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via crafted file.
Upstream Bug:
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76557
Upstream Patch:
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=3462efa386f26d343062094514af604c29e3edce
Discussion:
Created php tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1610186]
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This is an out-of-bounds read issue, that can possibly lead to crash or limited memory disclosure.
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For deployments that do not require the use of Exif extension, you can consult bug 1609637 comment 6 for tips on how to preven
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phphttp://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phphttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104871https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2519https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76557https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00000.htmlhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181107-0003/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3766-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3766-2/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4353https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-12http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phphttp://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phphttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104871https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2519https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76557https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00000.htmlhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181107-0003/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3766-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3766-2/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4353https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-12
2018-08-02
Published