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CVE-2006-6297

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-12-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-6297
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.15%

Original NVD Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in the KFILE JPEG (kfile_jpeg) plugin in kdegraphics 3, as used by konqueror, digikam, and other KDE image browsers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted EXIF section in a JPEG file, which results in an infinite recursion.