MEDIUM
exiftags before 1.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via recursive IFD references in the EXIF data in a JPEG image
Published Dec 18, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.84%
Description
exiftags before 1.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via recursive IFD references in the EXIF data in a JPEG image.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.01
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
1.84% 0.01835
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01835
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01835) | 78.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01835) | 76.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.01% (0.01012) | 75.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 12.65% (0.12651) | 95.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2024 | 12.65% (0.12651) | 95.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 11.39% (0.11392) | 95.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | 7.68% (0.07676) | 94.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 6.19% (0.06193) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.49% (0.04490) | 92.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2024 | 3.22% (0.03219) | 91.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 2.14% (0.02143) | 88.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01561) | 85.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 85.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01589) | 85.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 84.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202354 x_refsource_MISC
- http://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28110 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28268 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29580 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1533 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26892 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4251 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202354 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28110 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28268 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29580 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-17.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1533 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26892 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4251 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 18, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 14, 2007
Link CVE-2007-6356
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a