Heap-data disclosure via unadvanced chunk buffer pointer
Published Dec 27, 2025 · Updated Dec 27, 2025
Out-of-bounds reads in PHP allow remote attackers to disclose heap data through multi-chunk image parsing by getimagesize(). php_read_stream_all_chunks() repeatedly writes each input chunk at the buffer start, reports the buffer fully populated, and returns uninitialized tail bytes in APPn metadata. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled image input and knowledge of the stream chunk size; disclosed data is limited to heap contents returned with image metadata.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds reads in PHP allow remote attackers to disclose heap data through multi-chunk image parsing by getimagesize(). php_read_stream_all_chunks() repeatedly writes each input chunk at the buffer start, reports the buffer fully populated, and returns uninitialized tail bytes in APPn metadata. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled image input and knowledge of the stream chunk size; disclosed data is limited to heap contents returned with image metadata.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-14177
- Published
- Dec 27, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 27, 2025
- Vendor
- The PHP Group
- Product
- PHP
- Classifications
- CWE-125, CWE-524, CAPEC-204
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=8.1.* <8.1.34
- Affected versionversion=8.2.* <8.2.30
- Affected versionversion=8.3.* <8.3.29
- Affected versionversion=8.4.* <8.4.16
- Affected versionversion=8.5.* <8.5.1
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- getimagesize APP1 heap-leak proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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