exiftags before 1.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via…
Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01835 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:aertherwide:exiftags:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.01 | Vulnerable | Aertherwide |
- cpe:2.3:a:aertherwide:exiftags:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.01 Vulnerable ·Aertherwide
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6356
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q864-8vr4-46qc
References
More Aertherwide Exiftags vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-27641 In exiftags 1.01, nikon_prop1 in nikon.c has a heap-based buffer overflow (write of size… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2007-06061 Unspecified vulnerability in exiftags before 1.01 has unknown impact and attack vectors… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-06062 Integer overflow in exiftags before 1.01 has unknown impact and attack vectors, resulting… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2024-28655 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2007-6356 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6356 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q864-8vr4-46qc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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