CVE-2012-2836 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-2836

The exif_data_load_data function in exif-data.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing...

Vulnerability Description

The exif_data_load_data function in exif-data.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) before 0.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted EXIF tags in an image.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

libexif project

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Affected Software

libexif
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.6.14, 0.6.15, 0.6.16, 0.6.18, 0.6.19

Timeline

Official Publish: July 13th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.