CVE-2007-6353

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.

Published: 2007-12-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-6353 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.87%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.53% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6353

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.34% 4.87% +2.53%
2 2025-05-28 2.21% 2.34% +0.13%
3 2025-03-30 — 2.21% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6353

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6353

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6353

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-6353 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (exiv2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6353
gentoo normal CVE-2007-6353: 1 GLSA(s) (200712-16), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/exiv2); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-6353
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6353
suse high CVE-2007-6353 severity important: SUSE including 14 source package names (exiv2-0.27.4-1.2, exiv2-0_26, …), 27 product×package rows across 13 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, … (13 product lines)): Fixed 15, Known Not Affected 12. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6353/
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-6353 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (exiv2), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 4, released 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6353

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6353

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
exiv2 exiv2 < 0.16 cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 7.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 7.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6353

URL Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202351 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28132 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28178 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28267 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28610 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32273 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-16.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1474 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:006 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26918 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-655-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4252 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425921 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39118 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00652.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00674.html Third Party Advisory
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