CVE-2012-2841

Published Jul 13, 2012

Last updated a year ago

Overview

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.
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-189

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "F067C873-83E4-4094-A899-938E6122E926"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References