SB2011112901 - Input validation error in PHP

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SB2011112901 - Input validation error in PHP

Published: November 29, 2011 Updated: August 4, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011112901
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4566)

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can read the contents of arbitrary memory locations or cause a denial of service via a crafted offset_val value in an EXIF header in a JPEG file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0708.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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