Buffer Overflow Affecting php-mbstring package, versions <0:7.3.20-1.module+el8.2.0+7373+b272fdef


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PHPMBSTRING-2031035
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Aug 2019

Introduced: 9 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-11041  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 php-mbstring to version 0:7.3.20-1.module+el8.2.0+7373+b272fdef or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-mbstring package and not the php-mbstring package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

When PHP EXIF extension is parsing EXIF information from an image, e.g. via exif_read_data() function, in PHP versions 7.1.x below 7.1.31, 7.2.x below 7.2.21 and 7.3.x below 7.3.8 it is possible to supply it with data what will cause it to read past the allocated buffer. This may lead to information disclosure or crash.

CVSS Scores

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