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CVE-2012-2845 (GCVE-0-2012-2845)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-07-13 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:50
VLAI
Summary
Integer overflow in the jpeg_data_load_data function in jpeg-data.c in libjpeg in exif 0.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted JPEG file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?ms… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2012-07-12 00:00
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