CVE-2012-2840

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 13, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-2840: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix