Curtis Galloway libexif 0.6.14/0.6.15/0.6.16 exif_loader.c exif_loader_write denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Curtis Galloway libexif 0.6.14/0.6.15/0.6.16. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function exif_loader_write of the file exif_loader.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/19/2007. The weakness was presented 12/20/2007 by Josh Bressers (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-6351 since 12/14/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67625 (Oracle Linux 5 : libexif (ELSA-2007-1165)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165712 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2008:002)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39166) and Tenable (67625). See 3410, 3547, 37647 and 39622 for similar entries.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Nessus ID: 67625
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : libexif (ELSA-2007-1165)
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OpenVAS ID: 60360
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1487-1 (libexif)
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Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Josh Bressers
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CVE: CVE-2007-6351 (🔍)
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X-Force: 39166
SecurityTracker: 1019124
Vulnerability Center: 17214 - Libexif Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS via Crafted EXIF Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26976 - libexif Image Tag Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 28076
OSVDB: 42652 - libexif exif_loader.c exif_loader_write Function EXIF Data Handling Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2007-4278

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 10:04
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (80), 08/02/2019 10:04 (9)
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