PHP 7.2.x < 7.2.21 Multiple Vulnerabilities.

high Nessus Plugin ID 127131

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP running on the remote web server is 7.2.x prior to 7.2.21. It is, therefore, affected by buffer overflow vulnerabilities in exif_read_data and exif_scan_thumbnail functions.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 7.2.21 or later.

See Also

https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.2.21

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78222

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78256

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 127131

File Name: php_7_2_21.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11042

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/PHP

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11041, CVE-2019-11042