CVE-2012-2814

libexif: "exif_entry_format_value()" buffer overflow

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en la función exif_entry_format_value en Exif-entry.c en la biblioteca de análisis de etiquetas EXIF (también conocida como libexif) v0.6.20 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente ejecutar código de su elección a través de etiquetas EXIF debidamente modificadas en una imagen.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-05-19 CVE Reserved
2012-07-13 CVE Published
2024-08-01 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988	Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2814	2012-09-11
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839183	2012-09-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Libexif Project Search vendor "Libexif Project"		Libexif Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif"				0.6.20 Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" and version "0.6.20"		-		Affected