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CVE-2007-6353

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CVE-2007-6353 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the exif.cpp component of the exiv2 library, affecting various distributions of Debian and Ubuntu Linux. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious EXIF file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0487 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 exiv2 0.28.0-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 0.28.0-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19240-16823Fixed in: 0.28.0-1

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2007-Dec/CVE-2007-6353Important

Integer overflow in exif.cpp in exiv2 library allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EXIF file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Dec 2, 2007
redhatCVE-2007-6353

exiv2: integer overflow in EXIF parsing

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28132
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28178
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28267
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28412
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28610
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/32273
Broken Link
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200712-16.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/39118
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00652.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00674.html
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1474
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/26918
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-655-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/4252
Broken Link