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TI-2005-00982 Aliases CVE-2005-1043GHSA-q2c2-w3x6-jhjj

exif.c in PHP before 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory…

Priority LOW 27Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

exif.c in PHP before 4.3.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via an EXIF header with a large IFD nesting level, which causes significant stack recursion.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01927 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 71

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.7VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.8VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.9VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.9 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 61 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.10VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableConectiva
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableConectiva
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.9VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.4.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.9VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.4.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:peachtree:peachtree_linux:release_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*release_1VulnerablePeachtree
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:spa:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Conectiva
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Conectiva
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:peachtree:peachtree_linux:release_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions release_1 Vulnerable ·Peachtree
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:spa:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:406 Released 2005-05-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    PHP security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.6, php-4.3.9-3.6.i386, php-4.3.9-3.6.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php-4.3.9-3.6, php-4.3.9-3.6.i386, php-devel-4.3.9-3.6 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php-4.3.9-3.6, php-4.3.9-3.6.i386, php-4.3.9-3.6.ia64 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.6, php-4.3.9-3.6.i386, php-4.3.9-3.6.ia64 +39
  • RHSA-2005:405 Released 2005-04-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    PHP security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 php-4.3.2-23.ent, php-4.3.2-23.ent.i386, php-devel-4.3.2-23.ent +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 php-4.3.2-23.ent, php-4.3.2-23.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-23.ent.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 php-4.3.2-23.ent, php-4.3.2-23.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-23.ent.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 php-4.3.2-23.ent, php-4.3.2-23.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-23.ent.ia64 +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:405
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:405
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:406
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:406
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:405
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:406
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:405
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:406

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1043
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2c2-w3x6-jhjj

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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