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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2007, 2:46 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 26, 2021, 1:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-6351 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libexif_project libexif
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-6351.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
http://osvdb.org/42652
http://secunia.com/advisories/28076 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28127 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28195 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28266 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28346 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28400 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28776 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32274 Vendor 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.html Patch
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/2007/4278 Vendor 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-6351 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-6351 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:curtis_galloway:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.6.16 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.6.16
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:curtis_galloway:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:curtis_galloway:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9420 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9420 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39166 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-6351 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-6351 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.08 }} 0.46%

score

0.89368

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
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