>> Libexif "exif_data_load_data_entry()" Denial of Service and Code Execution Vulnerability
Title : Libexif "exif_data_load_data_entry()" Denial of Service and Code Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2165 CVE ID : CVE-2006-4168
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-06-13
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Libexif, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in the "exif_data_load_data_entry()" [libexif/exif-data.c] function when processing malformed data, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an application linked against a vulnerable library or potentially compromise a vulneable system via a specially crafted EXIF image.
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