CVE-2012-2840 | BDVDB-2026-50935 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.