DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2841

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2841

    Published: 13 Jul 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-2841

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2841

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libexif

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libexif?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.20-3

    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