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CVE-2019-11042

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-11042 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability within the PHP EXIF extension, specifically affecting PHP versions 7.1.x, 7.2.x, and 7.3.x prior to their respective patched releases. This flaw occurs when parsing EXIF data from an image, potentially leading to information disclosure or a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.3.0, < 7.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0442 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: php:7.2-8020020191108065827.2c7ca891
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: php:7.3-8020020200715124551.ceb1cf90
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php72-php-0:7.2.24-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUSFixed in: rh-php72-php-0:7.2.24-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSFixed in: rh-php72-php-0:7.2.24-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php72-php-0:7.2.24-1.el7
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redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: php
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: rh-php70-php

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-11042Low

php: Heap buffer over-read in exif_process_user_comment()

Aug 9, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00019.html
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3299
Third Party Advisory
bugs.php.net / bug.php
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/15
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/55
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Oct/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Sep/35
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Sep/38
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190822-0003
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT210634
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT210722
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4097-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4097-2
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4527
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4529
Third Party Advisory
tenable.com / security/tns-2021-14
Third Party Advisory