CVE-2006-6297 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite recursion in the KFILE JPEG plugin when processing crafted EXIF data in image files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6297?
CVE-2006-6297 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stack consumption vulnerability in the KFILE JPEG (kfile_jpeg) plugin in kdegraphics 3, as used by konqueror, digikam, and other KDE image browsers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted EXIF section in a JPEG file, which results in an infinite recursion.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6297?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Kdegraphics.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-6297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7rv3-2wf3-pj6w.