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CVE-2012-2840
Off-by-one error in the exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8 function in exif-entry.c in the...
Vulnerability Description
Off-by-one error in the exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8 function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) before 0.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted EXIF tags in an image.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →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.