7.5
HIGH
CVE-2012-2814
Exif Tag Parsing Library Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 13, 2012, 10:34 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2814 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libexif_project libexif

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2814 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2814 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/49988 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:curtis_galloway:libexif:0.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

10.13 }} 0.31%

score

0.95010

percentile

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