FKIE_CVE-2012-2814
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-07-13 10:34 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:42
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| libexif_project | libexif | 0.6.20 |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:42:08.940",
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