CVE-2007-6356 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Dec 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in exiftags by crafting JPEG images with recursive IFD references.

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: Available

What is CVE-2007-6356?

CVE-2007-6356 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2007. 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6356?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Aertherwide Exiftags.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6356?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2007-6356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6356, GHSA-q864-8vr4-46qc.