CVE-2005-1043: Medium severity PHP PHP vulnerability

Published Apr 12, 2005
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

71 affected components
PHP PHP=4.3.9
Conectiva Linux=9.0
SGI ProPack=3.0
PHP PHP=4.3.4
PHP PHP=4.3.0
PHP PHP=4.3.6
PHP PHP=4.3.7
PHP PHP=4.3.2
PHP PHP=4.3.3
PHP PHP=4.3.1
PHP PHP=4.3.10
Conectiva Linux=10.0
PHP PHP=4.3.8
PHP PHP=4.3.5
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=4.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.1-alpha
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.3-alpha
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=5.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=4.4.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=5.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=3.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.4
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.1-alpha
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=1.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.0-alpha
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.9
SUSE SuSE Linux=4.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=4.4
SUSE SuSE Linux=5.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.0
Peachtree Peachtree Linux=release_1
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.4
SUSE SuSE Linux=4.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
SUSE SuSE Linux=6.4-alpha
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=2.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=5.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=7.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.1

Event History

Apr 12, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1043?

CVE-2005-1043 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to excessive memory consumption and potential crashes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-1043?

To fix CVE-2005-1043, upgrade PHP to version 4.3.11 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2005-1043?

CVE-2005-1043 affects various versions of PHP prior to 4.3.11 and certain versions of Conectiva and SUSE Linux.

4

What causes CVE-2005-1043?

CVE-2005-1043 is caused by handling EXIF headers with large IFD nesting levels, leading to stack recursion.

5

Can CVE-2005-1043 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2005-1043 can be exploited remotely by attackers sending crafted EXIF images to PHP applications.

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