CVE-2012-2814
N/A
Published: July 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibexif
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
Buffer overflow in the exif_entry_format_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) 0.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted EXIF tags in an image.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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