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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.02397
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
libexif project libexif<= 0.6.20
libexif project libexifall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD13 Jul 2012 · 10:34 AM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10510-1
usnUSN-1513-1
rhsaRHSA-2012:1255Low
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
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