CVE-2006-6297
Stack consumption vulnerability in the KFILE JPEG (kfile_jpeg) plugin in kdegraphics 3, as used by konqueror, digikam, and other KDE image browsers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted EXIF section in a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack consumption vulnerability in the KFILE JPEG (kfile_jpeg) plugin in kdegraphics 3, as used by konqueror, digikam, and other KDE image browsers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted EXIF section in a JPEG file, which results in an infinite recursion.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.20% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- kde/kdegraphics
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23203Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23213Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23300Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23728Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-05.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017325
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20061129-1.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:227
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21384
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4810Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23203Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23213Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23300Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23728Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-05.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017325
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20061129-1.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:227
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21384
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4810Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.