CVE-2006-6297

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.72% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23728 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:227 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23203 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-05.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23213 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21384 vdb entry
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20061129-1.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4810 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23300 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017325 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6297?
CVE-2006-6297 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6297?
To fix CVE-2006-6297, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6297 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6297 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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