VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-6351
libexif 0.6.16 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via an image file with crafted EXIF tags, possibly involving the exif_loader_write function in exif_loader.c.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.68%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libexif 0.6.16 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via an image file with crafted EXIF tags, possibly involving the exif_loader_write function in exif_loader.c.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- libexif project/libexif
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
- http://osvdb.org/42652
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28076Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28127Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28195Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28266Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28346Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28400Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28776Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32274Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1487
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:005
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1165.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26976
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019124
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-654-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4278Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9420
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.