# CVE-2007-6351: libexif 0.6.16 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via an image file with craft

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-12-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26976
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28195
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32274
- http://osvdb.org/42652
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28776
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28076
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28346
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4278
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1165.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1487
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28400

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