CVE-2007-6356

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.

Published: 2007-12-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-6356 is rated Moderate Risk (47.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.84%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6356

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 1.14% 1.84% +0.70%
2 2026-03-04 1.15% 1.14% -0.01%
3 2026-01-12 — 1.15% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6356

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6356

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6356

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2007-6356 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (exiftags), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6356
gentoo normal CVE-2007-6356: 1 GLSA(s) (200712-17), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/exiftags); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-6356
ubuntu low CVE-2007-6356 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (exiftags), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6356

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6356

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aertherwide exiftags <= 1.01 cpe:2.3:a:aertherwide:exiftags:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6356

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