CVE-2012-2812 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the exif_entry_get_value function within the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (libexif) versions prior to 0.6.21. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially extract sensitive information from process memory by supplying specially crafted EXIF tags in an image. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, impacting confidentiality and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.6.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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