CVE-2016-6291
php: Out-of-bounds access in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · July 15, 2016
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
The exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE function in ext/exif/exif.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and memory corruption), obtain sensitive information from process memory, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted JPEG image.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · 4AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer