CVE-2012-2812

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-07-12

Description

The exif_entry_get_value 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 (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted EXIF tags in an image.

See more information about CVE-2012-2812 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (libexif)	ELSA-2012-1255	2012-09-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (libexif)	ELSA-2012-1255	2012-09-11

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