PT-2012-6319 · Libexif+3 · Libexif+3
Mateusz Jurczyk
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Published
1970-01-01
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2012-2812
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libexif versions prior to 0.6.21
Description
The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the libexif package, which can lead to disruptions in confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely. The exif entry get value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted EXIF tags in an image.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 0.6.21, update to version 0.6.21 or later to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of crafted EXIF tags in images until a patch is available.
Restrict access to the vulnerable libexif module to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Centos
Red Hat
Suse
Libexif