CVE-2024-42851 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in aertherwide exiftags v1.01, specifically within the paresetag function. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code, posing a high risk with a CVSS score of 7.8. While the vulnerability has a high potential impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aertherwide:exiftags:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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