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title: "CVE-2019-11041\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-11041

Publication date 9 August 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.1 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11041?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

When PHP EXIF extension is parsing EXIF information from an image, e.g. via
exif\_read\_data() function, in PHP versions 7.1.x below 7.1.31, 7.2.x below
7.2.21 and 7.3.x below 7.3.8 it is possible to supply it with data what
will cause it to read past the allocated buffer. This may lead to
information disclosure or crash.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11041?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| php5 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm5  Ubuntu Pro |
| php7.0 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.6 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| php7.2 | 19.04 disco | Fixed 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.2 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| php7.3 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

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## Notes

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### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie)

PEAR issues should go against php-pear as of xenial

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### [leosilva](https://launchpad.net/~leosilva)

for php5 backports: https://github.com/Microsoft/php-src/

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.1 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.1 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11041)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11041)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-11041)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11041)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4097-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4097-1)
+ PHP vulnerabilities
+ 13 August 2019

+ [USN-4097-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4097-2)
+ PHP vulnerabilities
+ 13 August 2019

### Other references

* <http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=f22101c8308669bb63c03a73a2cac2408d844f38 (7.1)>
* <https://github.com/microsoft/php-src/commit/13cbda640120afdaf68f44bb482723d451bc86ec#diff-c163453976b65334f071d1d4f976ef45 (5.6)>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11041>