Integer overflow in libexif - CVE-2007-6352
Published: July 26, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31856
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6352
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The 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.
Affected software
libexif
Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2007-6352
Install update from vendor's website.
libexif - update to 0.6.17
External References
- http://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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425561
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39167
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11029
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4814
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html