CVE-2012-2841

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    CVE-2012-2841

    Published: 13 Jul 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer underflow in the exif_entry_get_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) 0.6.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted buffer-size parameter during the formatting of an EXIF tag, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/49988, http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html, http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437

    Affected packages

    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