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CVE-2012-2840

Summary
Assigner-Chrome
Assigner Org ID-ebfee0ef-53dd-4cf3-9e2a-08a5bd7a7e28
Published At-13 Jul, 2012 | 10:00
Updated At-06 Aug, 2024 | 19:42
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:Chrome
Assigner Org ID:ebfee0ef-53dd-4cf3-9e2a-08a5bd7a7e28
Published At:13 Jul, 2012 | 10:00
Updated At:06 Aug, 2024 | 19:42
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Versions
Affected
  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

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Credits

Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
Hyperlink: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Published At:13 Jul, 2012 | 10:34
Updated At:11 Apr, 2025 | 00:51

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.07.5HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches

libexif_project
libexif_project
>>libexif>>Versions up to 0.6.20(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif_project
libexif_project
>>libexif>>0.6.14
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif_project
libexif_project
>>libexif>>0.6.15
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif_project
libexif_project
>>libexif>>0.6.16
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif_project
libexif_project
>>libexif>>0.6.18
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif_project
libexif_project
>>libexif>>0.6.19
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-189Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-189
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description

Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.htmlchrome-cve-admin@google.com
N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.htmlchrome-cve-admin@google.com
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988chrome-cve-admin@google.com
N/A
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027chrome-cve-admin@google.com
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559chrome-cve-admin@google.com
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437chrome-cve-admin@google.com
N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1chrome-cve-admin@google.com
N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A

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Similar CVEs

2Records found

CVE-2012-2814
Matching Score-8
Assigner-Chrome
ShareView Details
Matching Score-8
Assigner-Chrome
CVSS Score-7.5||HIGH
EPSS-6.71% / 90.88%
||
7 Day CHG~0.00%
Published-13 Jul, 2012 | 10:00
Updated-11 Apr, 2025 | 00:51
Rejected-Not Available
Known To Be Used In Ransomware Campaigns?-Not Available
KEV Added-Not Available
KEV Action Due Date-Not Available

Buffer overflow in the exif_entry_format_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) 0.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted EXIF tags in an image.

Action-Not Available
Vendor-libexif_projectn/a
Product-libexifn/a
CWE ID-CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CVE-2012-2841
Matching Score-8
Assigner-Chrome
ShareView Details
Matching Score-8
Assigner-Chrome
CVSS Score-7.5||HIGH
EPSS-5.43% / 89.78%
||
7 Day CHG~0.00%
Published-13 Jul, 2012 | 10:00
Updated-11 Apr, 2025 | 00:51
Rejected-Not Available
Known To Be Used In Ransomware Campaigns?-Not Available
KEV Added-Not Available
KEV Action Due Date-Not Available

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.

Action-Not Available
Vendor-libexif_projectn/a
Product-libexifn/a
Details not found