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CVE-2012-2840 Details

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.

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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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
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

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-189Numeric Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
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

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2840
NVD Published Date:
Jul 13, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-2840 Details - Not Deferred