CVE-2007-6353

Description

Integer overflow in exif.cpp in exiv2 library allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EXIF file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.21% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:006 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28610 third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-655-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4252 vdb entry broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00652.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28267 third party advisory broken link
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202351 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28132 third party advisory broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-16.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26918 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28178 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1474 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39118 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32273 third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425921 issue tracking third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00674.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6353?
CVE-2007-6353 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6353?
To fix CVE-2007-6353, 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-2007-6353 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6353 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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