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KdegraphicsApplication · Kde

CVE-2006-6297

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-12-05
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Stack consumption vulnerability in kdegraphics 3's KFILE JPEG plugin allows remote attackers to cause denial of service via crafted EXIF sections in JPEG files, triggering infinite recursion during metadata parsing.

MitigationAvoid opening untrusted JPEG files with vulnerable KDE applications (konqueror, digikam) and upgrade to patched kdegraphics versions.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
KdegraphicsApplication
Affected:= 3.2= 3.4.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Check installed kdegraphics version
    Run 'rpm -q kdegraphics' (RPM-based) or 'dpkg -l kdegraphics' (Debian-based) to find the installed package version
    Affected if Version is exactly 3.2 or 3.4.3
  2. Verify KFILE JPEG plugin presence
    Look for libkfile_jpeg.so or similar plugin file in KDE plugin directories: ls /usr/lib/kde3/libkfile*jpeg* or find /usr -name '*kfile*jpeg*' 2>/dev/null
    Affected if The JPEG metadata plugin exists in the system
  3. Check for vulnerable KDE applications
    Verify if konqueror, digikam, or other KDE apps that use KFILE are installed: rpm -qa | grep -E 'konqueror|digikam' or dpkg --list | grep -E 'konqueror|digikam'
    Affected if Applications using the KFILE JPEG plugin are installed and used to open JPEG files

You are affected if kdegraphics version is exactly 3.2 or 3.4.3 and you use KDE applications that rely on the KFILE JPEG plugin for viewing JPEG metadata.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Avoid opening untrusted JPEG files with vulnerable KDE applications (konqueror, digikam) and upgrade to patched kdegraphics versions.

Fix this in Kdegraphics Scoped from the published advisory
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