CVE-2007-6356

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Published Dec 18, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

exiftags before 1.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via recursive IFD references in the EXIF data in a JPEG image.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aertherwide:exiftags:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1533-1	New exiftags packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA	DSA-1533-2	New exiftags packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6323	exiftags before 1.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via recursive IFD references in the EXIF data in a JPEG image.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.835% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202354
http://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/CHANGES
http://secunia.com/advisories/28110
http://secunia.com/advisories/28268
http://secunia.com/advisories/29580
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-17.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1533
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26892
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4251

History

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Subscriptions

Aertherwide Exiftags

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 18, 2007, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:02 PM
Reserved: Dec 14, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 18, 2007, 8:46 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM

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