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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 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.

  • Published: Jul 13, 2012
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2012-2840
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
libexif_project / libexif 0.6.14 0.6.14.x
libexif_project / libexif 0.6.15 0.6.15.x
libexif_project / libexif 0.6.16 0.6.16.x
libexif_project / libexif 0.6.18 0.6.18.x
libexif_project / libexif 0.6.19 0.6.19.x
libexif_project / libexif - 0.6.20.x