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    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 crafted EXIF tags, possibly involving the exif_loader_write function in exif_loader.c.

    Published:Dec 14, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 20, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.0445
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libexif Project
    Product
    Libexif
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-40386 (CVSS 4) — In libexif through 0.6.25, an integer underflow in size checking for Fuji and Olympus MakerNote decoding could…
    CVE-2026-40385 (CVSS 4) — In libexif through 0.6.25, an unsigned 32bit integer overflow in Nikon MakerNote handling could be used by loc…
    CVE-2026-32775 (CVSS 7.4) — libexif through 0.6.25 has a flaw in decoding MakerNotes. If the exif_mnote_data_get_value function gets passe…
    CVE-2020-0198 (CVSS 7.5) — In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. Thi…
    CVE-2020-0181 (CVSS 7.5) — In exif_data_load_data_thumbnail of exif-data.c, there is a possible denial of service due to an integer overf…
    CVE-2020-13113 (CVSS 8.2) — An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. Use of uninitialized memory in EXIF Makernote handling could…
    CVE-2020-13114 (CVSS 7.5) — An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. An unrestricted size in handling Canon EXIF MakerNote data c…
    CVE-2020-13112 (CVSS 9.1) — An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. Several buffer over-reads in EXIF MakerNote handling could l…
    CVE-2020-0093 (CVSS 5) — In exif_data_save_data_entry of exif-data.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds ch…
    CVE-2020-12767 (CVSS 5.5) — exif_entry_get_value in exif-entry.c in libexif 0.6.21 has a divide-by-zero error.…

    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
    http://osvdb.org/42652
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28076
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28127
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28195
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28266
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28346
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28400
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28776
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32274
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1487
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:005
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1165.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26976
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019124
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-654-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4278
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9420
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202350
    http://osvdb.org/42652
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28076
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28127
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28195
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28266
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28346
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28400
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28776
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32274
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1487
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:005
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1165.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485822/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26976
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019124
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-654-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4278
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425551
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425621
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425631
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39166
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2068
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9420
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00597.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00626.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High