ALPINE-CVE-2012-2837

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    ALPINE-CVE-2012-2837

    Published: 13 Jul 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-2837

    Summary:

    Details: The mnote_olympus_entry_get_value function in olympus/mnote-olympus-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) before 0.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via an image with crafted EXIF tags that are not properly handled during the formatting of EXIF maker note tags.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2012-2837

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libexif

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/libexif?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.21-r0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High