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CVE-2012-2841

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Date: July 13, 2012

Integer underflow in the exif_entry_get_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) 0.6.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted buffer-size parameter during the formatting of an EXIF tag, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Language: C

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Related Resources (11)

http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2841
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2841
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-2841

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Numeric Errors

CWE-189

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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