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CVE-2012-2836 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988	CVE
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988	[email protected]
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1	[email protected]

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
libexif project libexif	<= 0.6.20 0.6.14 0.6.15 0.6.16 0.6.18
CPE cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.19:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

14 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Source Update	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 13, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]