libexif 0.6.16 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via an image file with…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (29)

• 26976 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• GLSA-200712-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 28195 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32274 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 42652 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 28776 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• libexif-exifloaderwrit-dos(39166) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 28076 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28346 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20080105 rPSA-2008-0006-1 libexif (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-4608 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 1019124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4278 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-4667 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:1165 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-1487 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 28636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28266 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28400 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 28127 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-654-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9420 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2007-6351](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2007-6351.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2007-6351)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 16:02 UTC.