CVE-2007-6351

N/A Unknown
Published: December 20, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/42652
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28076
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28127
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28195
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28266
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28346
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28400
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28776
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32274
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1487
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:005
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1165.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26976
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019124
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-654-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4278
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9420
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/42652
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28127
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28195
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28400
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28776
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32274
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1487
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1165.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-654-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4278
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

libexif_project