Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Medium | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | None | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2008:001, published Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:00:00 +0000
 - SUSE-SR:2008:002, published Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:00:00 +0000
 
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References | 
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4  |  
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libexif-devel-0.6.17-2.14.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA libexif-0.6.17-2.12  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA libexif-0.6.17-2.12  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA libexif-0.6.17-2.14.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA libexif-0.6.17-2.14.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libexif-devel-0.6.17-2.14.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 GA libexif12-0.6.25-160000.3.2  | 
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10939  | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:44:34 2013CVE page last modified: Sun Nov 2 12:18:31 2025