CVE-2012-2841

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-189

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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