CVE-2012-2841 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2012-2841

Integer underflow in the exif_entry_get_value function in exif-entry.c in the...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

libexif project

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Affected Software

libexif
Vulnerable Versions:
0.6.20

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.