Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2007-6351 CVE-2007-6352 |
CWE-ID | CWE-835 CWE-190 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libexif Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | libexif.sourceforge.net |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31855
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6351
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the the exif_loader_write function in exif_loader.c. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions via a specially crafted image.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibexif: 0.6.9 - 0.6.16
External linkshttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
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
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
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166
http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9420
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31856
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6352
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the exif_data_load_data_thumbnail function in exif-data.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibexif: 0.6.9 - 0.6.16
External linkshttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-234701-1
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
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1166.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26942
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019124
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-654-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4278
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0947/references
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425561
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39167
http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11029
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4814
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.