CVE-2005-1043

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.

Published: 2005-04-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1043 is rated Moderate Risk (47.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.93%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1043

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.11% 1.93% +0.82%
2 2025-12-28 1.35% 1.11% -0.24%
3 2025-12-27 — 1.35% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1043

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1043

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1043

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1043
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1043 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (php4, php5), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 5, needs-triage 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1043

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1043

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
php php 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi propack 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
conectiva linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
conectiva linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
peachtree peachtree_linux release_1 cpe:2.3:o:peachtree:peachtree_linux:release_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 1.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:spa:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1043

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