CVE-2012-2840
libexif: "exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8()" off-by-one
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Error de superación de límite (Off-By-One) en la función exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8 en Exif-entry.c en la biblioteca de análisis de etiquetas EXIF (también conocida como libexif) antes de v0.6.21 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente ejecutar código de su elección a través de etiquetas EXIF modificados en una imagen.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
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- Decision:-
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Automatable
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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-189: Numeric Errors
- CWE-193: Off-by-one Error
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49988 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027 | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2012-2840 | 2012-09-11 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839188 | 2012-09-11 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| 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
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| Libexif Project Search vendor "Libexif Project" | Libexif Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" | 0.6.14 Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" and version "0.6.14" | - |
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| Libexif Project Search vendor "Libexif Project" | Libexif Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" | 0.6.15 Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" and version "0.6.15" | - |
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| Libexif Project Search vendor "Libexif Project" | Libexif Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" | 0.6.16 Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" and version "0.6.16" | - |
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| Libexif Project Search vendor "Libexif Project" | Libexif Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" | 0.6.18 Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" and version "0.6.18" | - |
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| Libexif Project Search vendor "Libexif Project" | Libexif Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" | 0.6.19 Search vendor "Libexif Project" for product "Libexif" and version "0.6.19" | - |
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