Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2813
CVE-2012-2813
Description
The exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8 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.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.6.20
- cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.6.21
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