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TI-2019-07053 Aliases CVE-2019-9638GHSA-gxwv-63hg-fvgg

An issue was discovered in the EXIF component in PHP before 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the EXIF component in PHP before 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16, and 7.3.x before 7.3.3. There is an uninitialized read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE because of mishandling the maker_note->offset relationship to value_len.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06677 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 fixed, 2 without a fix

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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.1.27; 7.2.0 to before 7.2.16; 7.3.0 to before 7.3.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.27; 7.2.0 to before 7.2.16; 7.3.0 to before 7.3.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:1624 Released 2020-04-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php:7.2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) apcu-panel-5.1.12-2.module+el8.1.0+3202+af5476b9.noarch::php:7.2, libzip-1.5.1-2.module+el8.1.0+3202+af5476b9.aarch64::php:7.2, libzip-1.5.1-2.module+el8.1.0+3202+af5476b9.ppc64le::php:7.2 +47
  • RHSA-2019:3299 Released 2019-11-01 · Red Hat rating Critical
    rh-php72-php security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php72-php-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-bcmath-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-cli-7.2.24-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-php72-php-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-bcmath-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-cli-7.2.24-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-php72-php-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-bcmath-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-cli-7.2.24-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-php72-php-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-bcmath-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-cli-7.2.24-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php72-php-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-bcmath-7.2.24-1.el7, rh-php72-php-cli-7.2.24-1.el7 +26
  • RHSA-2019:2519 Released 2019-08-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-php71-php security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php71-php-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-bcmath-7.1.30-1.el7, rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7 +26

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:1624
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519, RHSA-2019:3299
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519, RHSA-2019:3299
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519, RHSA-2019:3299
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2019:3299
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2519, RHSA-2019:3299
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-9638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxwv-63hg-fvgg

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Sources

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