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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-6356: exiftags: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-6356: exiftags: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/18/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-gfx-exiftags

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