MEDIUM
libexif infinite recursion flaw (DoS)
Published Dec 20, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.68%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 0.6.16
- 0.6.14
- 0.6.15
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libexif-0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1165
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libexif-0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1165 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.68% 0.01675
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01675
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01675) | 76.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01675) | 73.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.50% (0.04502) | 88.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.64% (0.10645) | 88.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.50% (0.04502) | 88.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.73% (0.02732) | 90.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 2.08% (0.02080) | 89.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00982) | 83.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01047) | 82.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01089) | 82.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 82.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (32)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/42652 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28076 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28127 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28195 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28266 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28346 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28400 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28776 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32274 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1487 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:005 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1165.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26976 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019124 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-654-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4278 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6351 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6351
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9420 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6351
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 20, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 14, 2007
Link CVE-2007-6351
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a